Denver and Aurora were struck by immigration raids, residents and advocates were left processing what had happened to potentially dozens of their neighbors as federal law enforcement officials remained silent about how many people they detained.

Federal law enforcement on Wednesday arrested one person with known gang ties after deploying nearly 400 agents to conduct large-scale immigration raids in Aurora and Denver. The big picture: U.S. immigration authorities said the raids targeted more than 100 alleged members of Tren de Aragua,

Unease within the FBI has some agents fearing mass firings and experts worried about the fallout. Three men were indicted in the burglary of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home. And Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs eye a third-straight Super Bowl win.

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

FBI agents joined U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on an operation targeting members of a Venezuelan gang in the Denver area on Wednesday.

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.

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.