{"id":2396099,"date":"2025-01-28T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-agents-detain-40-illegal-immigrants-in-colorado-raid\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T12:47:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:47:03","slug":"federal-agents-detain-40-illegal-immigrants-in-colorado-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-agents-detain-40-illegal-immigrants-in-colorado-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal agents detain 40 illegal immigrants in Colorado raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-agents-detain-40-illegal-immigrants-in-colorado-raid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Federal\u2064 agents recently detained \u206340 illegal\u2062 immigrants during a raid in Adams County, Colorado, targeting the \u200dVenezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). The operation, conducted by \u2064a coalition of federal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-on-major-security-upgrade-will-fine-members-5k-for-bypassing-metal-detectors\/\" title=\"House Votes On Major Security Upgrade, Will Fine Members K For Bypassing Metal Detectors\">local law enforcement agencies<\/a>, started with\u2062 the detention of 49 \u2063individuals, out of which 41 were confirmed to be\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-files-complaint-about-texas-innovative-new-low-tech-border-crossing-deterrent-amid-rollout\/\" title=\"Mexico complains about Texas&#039; new low-tech border crossing deterrent as it is being implemented.\">illegal \u2063immigrants<\/a>. The raid revealed that \u200ca vacant lot was being utilized as an\u2064 &#8220;invitation-only&#8221; makeshift nightclub for TdA \u2064members \u2063and their associates. <\/p>\n<p>During the raid, authorities seized drugs,\u2064 weapons, and cash.The\u200d investigation was prompted by social media\u200b invitations sent out for\u2062 a party at the venue. Officials stated that many of those\u2063 arrested had prior immigration violations. The DEA has observed an increase in\u2064 TdA gang activity in the Denver\u2063 area,\u200c moving from a previous focus on\u2064 Aurora, where the gang\u2063 had \u2064garnered meaningful attention for violent incidents.The arrests \u200dcome amid \u200cbroader efforts to deport individuals who entered the country\u2062 illegally \u200dand have\u200c committed crimes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal agents detain 40 illegal immigrants in Colorado raid targeting Tren de Aragua<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1894039\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Forty<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> illegal immigrants<\/a> are in federal custody after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">law enforcement officials raided<\/a> a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Colorado<\/a> property frequented by members of the notorious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Venezuelan<\/a> Tren de Aragua gang.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A coalition of federal and local law enforcement agencies initially detained 49 people, 41 of whom were confirmed to be illegal immigrants, during a Sunday morning operation in Adams County.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said the vacant lot where the suspects were detained had been converted into a &ldquo;makeshift nightclub&rdquo; that was &ldquo;invitation-only to members of TdA and their associates.&rdquo; The DEA has been tracking the gang&rsquo;s partying for months in Adams County, which is located in the Denver metropolitan area.<\/p>\n<p>The DEA, along with other federal agencies and over 100 local partners, seized drugs, weapons, and cash during the raid Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Forty illegal immigrants, many of whom the DEA said were connected to TdA, have been arrested and are being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One more from this morning&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DEA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DEA<\/a>-led Tren de Aragua (TdA) party disruption &ndash; 5 a.m. MT north of Denver. Processing went smoothly &amp; without incident.<br \/>Updated total:&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-shreds-nyc-mayor-adams-for-complaining-about-a-few-dozen-illegals-in-his-sanctuary-city\/\" title=\"Gov. Abbott Shreds NYC Mayor Adams For Complaining About \u2018A Few Dozen\u2019 Illegals In \u2018His Sanctuary City\u2019\">40 illegal aliens<\/a> taken into custody.<br \/>&#127919; Thanks to all the brave men and women LEOs who made it happen &#129761; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gdi4Q9mfTZ\">pic.twitter.com\/gdi4Q9mfTZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DEARockyMountain (@DEAROCKYMTNDiv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DEAROCKYMTNDiv\/status\/1883721233587372292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;They ran all of the information while they were on scene and they determined, ICE determined, that they were here illegally or they had some other violation in the immigration system, and they detained and arrested them,&rdquo; Jonathan Pullen, the special agent in charge for DEA Denver, told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The raid came after DEA officials said TdA gang members sent invitations over social media to attend a party at the &ldquo;nightclub&rdquo; venue Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Pullen said Monday that he believed more members of the Venezuelan criminal ring are moving to the Denver area to get away from the national spotlight in Aurora, another Colorado city that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3290949\/authorities-close-crime-infested-aurora-apartment-complex-after-more-suspected-tren-de-aragua-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> gained attention last fall <\/a>for TdA violence in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3190346\/aurora-management-company-explains-gang-took-over-apartment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">local apartment complexes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the beginning, I think a lot of the focus was on the folks in Aurora, especially after the videos that came out on the internet, but I think what we&rsquo;ve seen is that, like any criminal organization, they morph,&rdquo; the DEA special agent said during a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox21news.com\/news\/dea-adams-county-nightclub-raid-evidence-tda-moved-around-after-facing-heat-in-aurora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Fox News<\/a> interview. &ldquo;When they feel like there is pressure against them so they move to Denver, they move to Littleton, they move to wherever they feel like they can get away from where the pressure is, and so I think that&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;ve seen here. &hellip; I&rsquo;m not saying they&rsquo;re not in Aurora, but I think they&rsquo;ve moved around to other places to take some of the heat off of other places.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The latest arrests of TdA affiliates follow efforts by the Trump administration to deport people who entered the country illegally and have committed crimes. TdA members were among the people ICE arrested during recent operations in Texas, Chicago, and Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1894039\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1894039\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal agents arrest 40 illegal immigrants in Colorado raid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2396101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/police-co.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16097,49346,37941,32165,49347],"class_list":["post-2396099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-law-enforcement","tag-colorado-raid","tag-federal-agents","tag-illegal-immigrants","tag-immigration-enforcement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/police-co.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396099"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396103,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396099\/revisions\/2396103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}