ICE officials in Denver have not responded to multiple inquiries from The Denver Post since Wednesday asking how many people were detained in this week’s operation.

Heavily armed federal agents raided apartment buildings across metro Denver early Wednesday in a search for Venezuelan gang members and other migrants.

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The fear that ICE agents could show up at schools has led students to miss class — even before Wednesday’s raids, one teacher says.

Federal enforcement operations are underway in metro Denver. Over the last few days, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement focused on other cities, notably in the East.

President Trump’s promised immigration raids targeted the Denver metro Wednesday as thousands protested at the Colorado State Capitol against Trump's policies and Project 2025.

Federal agents raided apartment buildings across Denver in a search of Venezuelan gang members and other migrants under the Trump administration's mass deportation effort targeting major cities. NBC News' David Noriega has the latest on the raids.

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.

There was a massive show of force Wednesday across the metro Denver region as federal agents conducted surprise operations targeting Venezuelan gang members and other undocumented immigrants with criminal records.