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CBS News
7 days ago
- CBS News
ICE agents arrest 243 in Denver metro area so far this month
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said their agents in Colorado arrested 243 people in the Denver metro area so far during the month of July. ICE said the operation ran from July 12 through July 20. According to ICE, agents arrested those accused of being TdA gang members, Sinaloa Cartel members, murderers, human traffickers and child sex offenders. Some of those offenses include allegations of DUI, theft (including burglary, robbery and motor vehicle theft), assault (including aggravated assault and domestic violence), drug offenses (including distribution of fentanyl), sex offenses (including sex assault and sexual exploitation of a minor), homicide (including murder and vehicular manslaughter), and human trafficking. "This operation highlights our unwavering commitment to ensuring the safety and security of our communities," said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Denver Field Office Director Robert Guadian in a statement. "By partnering with federal agencies, we have successfully apprehended individuals who pose a significant threat to public safety. We will continue to work diligently to combat crime and uphold the rule of law. Many of the criminal aliens ICE arrested during this operation had been previously released into the Denver metro area by local county jails — directly into the community — because of Colorado's sanctuary laws that prevent Sheriffs from cooperating with ICE." The total number of those arrested for major offenses, according to ICE, is about 55. ICE said 50 of those taken into custody are subject to removal orders. Other offenses for those arrested in the operation include criminal impersonation, child cruelty, intimidation, illegal entry and illegal reentry. ICE said those arrested are from the following countries: Mexico, Venezuela, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, El Salvador, Spain, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Romania, Georgia, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Algeria, China and Jordan. ICE said that ERO Denver led the operation with significant support from law enforcement partners from the following agencies: ERO Dallas, Homeland Security Investigations Denver, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the DEA, the ATF, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service and the IRS.
Fox News
23-07-2025
- Fox News
Trump's ICE rounds up hundreds of dangerous criminal immigrants in Denver sweep
FIRST ON FOX: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 243 illegal immigrants around Denver in an operation that ended on Sunday, Fox News has learned. All those arrested are immigrants currently charged with or have been convicted of criminal offenses beyond entering the U.S. illegally, ICE says. The arrests include one immigrant wanted for murder, one wanted for human trafficking, five wanted for or convicted of sex-related offenses, nine charged with or convicted of drug-related offenses, 13 charged with or convicted of assault, eight charged with or convicted of theft charges, and 17 with charges or convictions related to driving under the influence. "This operation highlights our unwavering commitment to ensuring the safety and security of our communities," said Robert Guadian, the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Denver Field Office director. "By partnering with federal agencies, we have successfully apprehended individuals who pose a significant threat to public safety. "We will continue to work diligently to combat crime and uphold the rule of law. Many of the criminal aliens ICE arrested during this operation had been previously released into the Denver metro area by local county jails — directly into the community — because of Colorado's sanctuary laws that prevent Sheriffs from cooperating with ICE," he added. ICE says the immigrants originated from countries all over the world, including various countries in South America as well as Spain, Romania, China, Jordan and Algeria. Nine of the immigrants are "suspected or confirmed" to be members of transnational gangs, including Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa cartel, Los Zetas and others. The agency highlighted a handful of migrants who were picked up on particularly serious charges. Rigoberto Carranza-Mendez, 47, was convicted of murder and a DUI and has already been removed from the U.S., ICE says. Authorities say Blanca Ochoa Tello, 36, had 20,000 fentanyl pills in her vehicle at the time of her arrest. Another, Javier Ulises Sanchez-Andazola, 24, has been convicted of sexual assault against a child and a DUI. Tomas Arana-Fuentes, 49, has pending charges for sex assault on a helpless victim, non-consensual sexual assault and sexual assault against a victim "incapable of appraising condition." At least 50 of the immigrants arrested are subject to existing removal orders, ICE says. The ICE operation comes as the number of illegal immigrants convicted of extra crimes arrested by law enforcement continues to soar during the opening months of President Donald Trump's administration. Across eight western states – Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming and California – arrests of illegal immigrants each month since January have nearly tripled. The arrests come at a time when jurisdictions like Los Angeles and other cities have demanded that ICE stop raids targeting criminal illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, attacks on ICE personnel have increased 830% compared to 2024, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told CBS' "Face the Nation" in an interview that aired Sunday. "I think the sharp increase in the rhetoric, especially from a lot of elected officials, that are shaming, if you will, or speaking out against [the] ICE law enforcement mission, is what's really increasing these attacks on officers," he said.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
ICE's focus is 'on the worst first': FOX21 News ride-along with ICE Denver in Colorado Springs
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Recently, FOX21 News went on a ride-along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver, as its officers conducted targeted enforcement actions on at-large fugitives from ICE in Colorado Springs. From attending the early morning briefing, to witnessing ICE officers making arrests of 'public safety threats,' to touring the Florence Sub-Office for processing, FOX21 News was able to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into an arrest made by ICE officers and the steps taken thereafter. Just before 5 a.m. on the day of FOX21's ride-along with ICE Denver, our team met with officers at an undisclosed location where the morning briefing ensued. During the briefing, ICE officers identified targets, discussed a plan of action, and addressed safety concerns. 'So, we are going after some criminal targets, some at-large fugitives from ICE,' said Robert Guadian, Denver Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations. 'This is what we do 365 days a year; 95% of these people have been released from county jails,' he said. 'When you see what we do today, you'll understand that my officers, myself, it's built into our DNA to protect the community.' According to Guadian, these operations are necessary to keep criminals off the streets. 'Current laws in the state of Colorado don't allow us to make a safe transfer inside the jail, so we have to conduct these at-large operations looking for these people that we could have gotten in the jail, but instead we have to come out into this environment and get them either at work, at home, or in between,' he continued. 'The El Paso County Sheriff's Office cooperates with ICE to the maximum extent, and I'm very grateful for that.' Guadian said it's always 'safety first' for his officers. 'We have experienced an increase in assaults against ICE officers, up nearly 400% in the last few months,' he said, 'so I've directed my officers to transport in handcuffs, belly chains, and leg irons to prevent future occurrences of assaults against ICE officers on transport.' According to Guadian, when ICE officers go on operations like this, they typically team up with interagency partners from the Department of Justice, calling it a '…whole government approach toward immigration enforcement.' 'Today, we have ATF with us. Typically, we will have the U.S. Marshals with us as well; DEA, HSI, other agencies join us in this effort,' he added. For the ride-along, Guadian further explained that the two targets they were looking for that day are both considered fugitives from ICE and had immigration judges' decisions against them for removal from the United States. 'They've absconded, meaning that they have not checked in with ICE, they have not reported when told to do so, so they are actively… evading arrest from ICE,' he said. 'They are in the community, they are keeping a low profile, they don't want ICE to arrest them.' During the ride-along, while the original targets were not arrested, three others were. 'The three individuals that we arrested today matched the descriptions of the targets that we were looking for,' Guadian said. 'Once they left their residences in their car, we made a vehicle stop for those individuals; during the vehicle stop, we identified those individuals as being aliens illegally present in the United States, and they had criminal histories as well.' ICE Denver officers made the following arrests during the targeted enforcement operation: Juan Padilla-Patino, 24, entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico. Angel Torres-Castro, 26, entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico. Torres-Castro has pending charges for driving under the influence in Colorado Springs. Samuel Gutierrez-Nunez, 46, entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico. Gutierrez-Nunez has two convictions for driving under the influence in the state of Colorado. 'As you saw, just to arrest one person, I have to have a team out there for hours waiting for this person to come out of their home, or go to work, or be out in the public in order for my teams to make those arrests,' explained Guadian. 'Every one of the arrests that were made today could have been made inside of a county jail in a safe and secure setting, but, unfortunately, in Colorado, sheriffs are not allowed to hold ICE detainees for longer than six hours,' he said. After the three were arrested, they were all taken to the Florence Sub-Office for processing, '…meaning they are issued a charging document, they are explained their rights, they may be entitled to an immigration hearing, [and] they may be scheduled for removal,' Guadian said. FOX21 also spoke with Bennie Salazar, the Florence Sub-Office Supervisory Detention & Deportation Officer for ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations, who explained how long processing normally takes. 'In this facility here, we have no beds, or blankets, or pillows, so at this facility, it will be 12 hours or less before they are moved to an over 72-hour facility where it does have those amenities,' Salazar said. 'The processing normally takes about an hour to two hours, depending on what type of case it is.' From Florence, they were then taken to the ICE Aurora Detention Facility, which holds about 1,500 detainees. 'At that facility… we have immigration judges that hear cases, so they will be scheduled for immigration hearings, and an immigration judge will decide whether the person is removed from the United States,' Guadian explained. Guadian emphasized that the mission of ICE officers remains the same: 'ICE's focus, when it comes to enforcement, is taking enforcement actions on the worst first, meaning those aliens that have entered the country illegally and have committed a crime while here. They are public safety risks; they are a priority for my officers to take off the streets. We are prosecuting when we can, and we are removing as quickly as possible,' he said. Watch the full, exclusive report on FOX21 News at 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 11. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
ICE plans to double the number of jail beds in Denver due to increased arrests in Colorado
DENVER (KDVR) — On any given day, even before sunrise, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents say they are on the streets preparing to make arrests in Denver. FOX31 had asked ICE for a ride-along so our crew could witness how agents make arrests. The agency granted that request and allowed FOX31 reporter Vicente Arenas and photographer Eugene Bergman to travel with them as they made arrests on Tuesday morning. New ICE detention center could be set up in Colorado by the end of the year Our crew first went to a pre-dawn briefing and a stakeout in Westminster. A short while later, agents were arresting a 50-year-old year old man, an ICE Spokesman said had a criminal history and 6 previous removals to Mexico. 'A lot of man-hours go into this. You can see the number of agents it takes to make one arrest,' ICE Field Office Director Robert Guadian said. Our crews saw about 20 agents at one location. Other federal agencies were also present. Most of the officers were working undercover. We then moved on to an apartment complex in Aurora. One undocumented immigrant with what ICE says is a criminal history was caught, but another person got away. 'This is a great example of why we need to conduct transfers of these prisoners in a safe, secure setting like a jail,' Guadian said. ICE says driver sentenced in deadly 2024 US 285 crash has been deported Our crew then went to the ICE Field office in Centennial, where undocumented immigrants are taken shortly after being arrested. A handcuffed 31-year-old man from Mexico was brought in by agents. An ICE spokesperson said the man had a final order of removal along with state criminal convictions FOX31 is then allowed to see where the undocumented immigrants are processed. Denver's Field Office Director Robert Guadian says ICE agents have already arrested more immigrants this fiscal year than the previous year. Agents, he said, go after the worst first, referring to a number of men being held in a secure section at ICE's Field Office. 'Everyone in this holding room were targets, targeted law enforcement operations that ICE was undertaking. These people were known to us. Their addresses were known to us. Their crimes were known to us. They were targeted law enforcement operations,' Guadian said. Guadian says there are now plans to establish another ICE holding facility in Hudson by the end of the year to help handle the increase in arrests. FOX31 is told the new facility will have at least as many beds as the more than 1,500 beds in the existing Aurora ICE Facility. Agents expect to continue making a large number of arrests of immigrants they say are a threat to public safety. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
