Drug Enforcement Administration agents of the Rocky Mountain Field Division say they took a suspected Tren de Aragua gang member into custody Tuesday.
The Aurora Police Department said the fifth suspect in a viral video from Aurora was in custody in New York City.
A suspected member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua who was wanted in connection to charges out of Aurora, Colorado, was arrested during a federal immigration crackdown in New York City on Tuesday morning.
Multiple sources tell Scripps News Denver Investigates significant U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement operations could be playing out in Aurora as early as Thursday.
The U.S. Attorney’s Offices and litigating components of the Department of Justice shall investigate incidents involving any such misconduct for potential prosecution.”
Sources told NBC News that federal enforcement agencies will not conduct an operation in Aurora on Thursday as originally planned.
When federal, state and local law enforcement are able to join together and cooperate, we only make the community safer; HB 1124 prevents that.” —
The sheer number of federal agencies involved showed President Donald Trump’s willingness to use federal law enforcement beyond the Department of Homeland Security to carry out his long-promised
Pacheco, 26, was arrested early Tuesday morning by Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations officers in the Bronx borough of New York City.
Chicago has some of the strongest sanctuary protections, which bar cooperation between city police and immigration agents
The new Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, announced that she was on hand in the city to witness the arrest of an unauthorized immigrant connected to criminal activity.
A large immigration crackdown planned for Thursday in Aurora was postponed after publicity about the effort spread throughout the community, worrying federal agencies that they had been compromised.