- Federal law enforcement officers detain two men during an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on South Oneida Street in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Two women, who did not give their names, comfort each other after federal law enforcement officers conducted an immigration enforcement operation at their apartment building, the Cedar Run Apartments, on South Oneida Street in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Federal officers conduct an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on South Oneida Street in Denver on Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area, including in Aurora. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Federal law enforcement officers conduct an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on S. Oneida St. in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Federal law enforcement officers conduct an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on S. Oneida St. in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Federal law enforcement officers detain a man during an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on South Oneida Street in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Federal law enforcement officers detain a man during an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on S. Oneida St. in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- A bus is parked outside as federal law enforcement officers conduct an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on S. Oneida St. in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Federal law enforcement officers conduct an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on S. Oneida St. in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- People watch an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on South Oneida Street in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Federal law enforcement officers conduct an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on S. Oneida St. in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- A child with a backpack walks near federal agents conducting an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on South Oneida Street in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings in the metro area, some near schools. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- A member of Homeland Security Investigation stands outside an armored vehicle in Denver on Feb. 5, 2025. The officer was part of a Homeland Security tactical team participating in immigration raids in Denver and Aurora. The team had been using the Best Buy parking lot at 4100 E Mexico Ave as a staging area for some of their operations.(Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- A customer heads into Best Buy on Feb. 5, 2025, shortly after two law enforcement officers, dressed in full tactical gear, exit the store after using the restroom. The officers were part of a Homeland Security tactical team conducting immigration raids across Denver and Aurora. The team had been using the Best Buy parking lot at 4100 E Mexico Ave as a staging area for some of their operations. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
- A man pulling a suitcase was seen running away from the Whispering Pines Apartments in Aurora, on Feb. 5, 2025, following an immigration raid at the complex earlier that day. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
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Federal law enforcement officers detain two men during an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on South Oneida Street in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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By Hyoung Chang | hchang@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
UPDATED:
Federal agents conducted several immigration raids in Denver and Aurora neighborhoods on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Agents were reported at the Edge of Lowry and Whispering Pines apartment buildings in Aurora and Cedar Run Apartments in Denver.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Denver office said on social media that it was working with the FBI, DEA, Customs and Border Protection, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Marshals Service to search for more than 100 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Aurora.
ICE raids hit apartment buildings in Aurora, Denver; feds say they’re targeting Tren de Aragua gang
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