ICE, Homeland Security arrest suspected TdA gang member in Colorado
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DENVER (KDVR) A man suspected of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was arrested in an apartment complex in Aurora on Saturday morning, federal agencies reported on X, the latest in a string of immigration-related arrests.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division in Denver posted a video of two agents escorting a handcuffed individual out of an apartment building in Aurora. The agency said the man is charged locally with property damage and domestic violence, but said he will remain in ICE custody pending a hearing before an immigration judge.

The agency did not identify the man in its post. affiliate KDVR reached out to ICE for information about the arrest but did not hear back on Sunday. After President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, he signed a slew of executive orders, including some that impacted immigration. He also directed the military and other government divisions to deploy to the U.S. southern border to “protect and defend the territorial integrity of the United States.”

The video appears to show the incident happening inside the Fitzsimons Flats on Moline Street, which borders Mount Nebo Cemetery.

The complex is almost across the street from the Fitzsimons apartments on Nome Street closed in early August after the city declared it unsafe and unfit for people to live in. The Nome Street complex is one of several managed by CBZ Management that have been shut down due to the city calling the living conditions “an immediate threat to public safety.” That is also the same complex where doorbell footage of six armed men in a stairwell and knocking on another apartment’s door were later identified as members of Tren de Aragua.

The news comes after reports of ICE raids planned for Thursday in Aurora were delayed due to media leaks that posed security risks.

On Jan. 28 in NYC, Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested the fifth individual identified in the viral video, leaving just one of the six still free. The arrest stems from Aug. 18, 2024, which is when Aurora police officers responded to a shooting that left one person dead.

It’s also been a week since ICE agents detained 41 people after a Drug Enforcement Administration raid of a “makeshift nightclub” in Adams County on Jan. 26. In total, DEA agents arrested 49 people, but ICE said “at least” 41 of those people were in the U.S. illegally.

Lawmakers have also weighed in on the TdA and ICE activity in Colorado. The Colorado Governor’s Office told FOX31 on Jan. 26 that Polis is “committed to making Colorado one of the top ten safest states. He hopes law enforcement continues to coordinate to keep guns and drugs out of our communities.”

Mayor Mike Johnston said in a statement that, among other things, Denver will cooperate with ICE agents in cases of violent criminals. The city will also notify ICE of a pending release if the federal agency requests that notification.

The city of Aurora said it will work with federal partners and follow federal laws. Aurora Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky said city officials should not stand in the way of new immigration efforts. She was vocally in support of Trump’s “Operation Aurora” after it was announced in late 2024.

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