Colorado
Feds round up 50 Tren de Aragua members at ‘makeshift nightclub’ in Aurora, Colorado as DEA and ICE hit cities across US
Federal agents rounded dozens of members of Tren de Aragua in an overnight raid on a “makeshift nightclub” in Aurora, Colorado — the Denver suburb where the vicious Venezuelan prison gang has been terrorizing residents.
It was just one of several operations over the weekend as part of President Trump’s deportation raids — including in sanctuary city Chicago, where Border czar Tom Homan was on hand.Federal agents were also seen in Los Angeles and West New York, New Jersey on Saturday.
The DEA said agents in Colorado interrupted an “invite only party” where dozens of the gangbangers were cutting lose.
The busts netted cash, weapons, guns and drugs — including Tusi or “pink cocaine,” a powerful narcotic that the gang has played a major role in distributing across the US.
Video released by the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Division showed a white bus full of the busted gang members being escorted on the snowy roads by law enforcement vehicles.
The arrests ensnared around 50 Tren de Aragua members in all, marking the latest in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds who pose a potential threat to public safety.
“We want the country to know that we will all support the president’s priority to round up the most dangerous illegal criminals,” DEA acting administrator Derek Maltz told The Post.
Both President Trump and Homan have pledged to find, arrest and ultimately deport millions of migrants who have sneaked into the country illegally.
“The President and the DOJ leaders have made it clear that we are going to work together with a sense of urgency to hold violent criminals accountable,” Maltz said.
“The citizens of this country must feel safe every day throughout the country. One of my goals is to help build an army of good to fight evil.”

The first migrant roundups — part of operation dubbed “Return to Sender” — are focusing on migrants who have been charged with crimes or have been ordered deported by a judge.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) led Sunday’s pre-dawn efforts in Colorado, and they were joined by squads from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) to execute the busts.
The Post has been at the forefront of reporting how Tren de Aragua terrorized Aurora — a city with a population just under 400,000 — for months, even taking over entire neighborhoods and apartment complexes.
Similar enforcement operations have taken place around the country in recent days, rounding up some 600 illegal immigrants in sanctuary cities from coast to coast including New York state, according to ICE.
ICE New York agents took several migrant criminals into custody, including Gokhan Adriguzel, a 30-year-old Turkish national who is a “known or suspected terrorist,” according to a release from the agency.
On Saturday in West New York — across the Hudson River from Manhattan — officers stormed an apartment building near 61st Street and Harrison Place around 7:30 a.m., surveillance footage showing them peeking at mailboxes and then heading upstairs, ABC News reported.
It was not immediately clear if any arrests were made, but ICE told the outlet it doesn’t comment on ongoing enforcement actions.
Separately, agents were seen handcuffing an unidentified Hispanic man and putting him in a van without asking questions, Hudson Post reported.
That same day, the offensive continued in Los Angeles, with pre-dawn roundups expected to run seven days a week for the foreseeable future, sources told The Post.
It was not clear how many illegal immigrants were arrested in the LA raids, but sources said the migrants that were taken into custody were being held in ICE detention centers in California pending deportation.
The Chicago DEA this weekend shared images of agents huddling with its partners at ICE and the Department of Justice, the agency later posting on X that it was “conducting targeted operations” in the Windy City.
“US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with federal partners, including the FBI, ATF, DEA, CBP and the US Marshals Service, began conducting targeted operations today in Chicago to enforce US immigration law and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities,” the statement read.
Colorado
2 Colorado counties say motor vehicle theft cut in half over last 3 years
After reaching crisis levels in recent years, Adams and Broomfield counties are reporting a sharp decline in motor vehicle thefts.
According to data shared by the Colorado 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the statistics show Adams County has seen a 52% reduction in vehicle thefts, while Broomfield County follows closely with a 47% drop between 2022 and 2025. The DA’s office also shared more specifically that Thornton has recorded a 60% decline in motor vehicle thefts, and Westminster had a 55% decrease.
Both the DA’s office and the Broomfield Police Department credit efforts to crack down on this type of crime, as well as legislative changes with tougher punishments. A new law was passed in 2023, which redefined motor vehicle theft as a felony offense.
Colorado’s 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason explained that stricter consequences can be a stronger deterrent. Broomfield police say they have also started using undercover efforts and other methods to keep motor vehicle thefts down.
“After the law changed, any motor vehicle theft is a felony. Which it should be. If you steal a car, you should be charged with a felony, and that’s what we’ve done,” said Mason. “And consequently thieves know that there will be consequences if you steal a car.”
This data closely follows the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office announcing arrests in a large motor vehicle theft ring where more than 50 suspects were impacted, including in Broomfield.
To keep vehicles safe, Mason recommends drivers always keep their cars locked and, as we get into the colder months, not leave their car running outside unattended.
Colorado
Colorado Youth Outdoors receives 131 acres of donated land
DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Youth Outdoors said it has been donated 131 acres of land near its existing facilities in northeast Colorado.
The nonprofit youth organization said Tuesday that the plan is to put the land — which was donated by Chevron — into a conservation easement with the help of Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust.
The donated land is located east of US Highway 85 and Weld County Road 114 near the town of Nunn, according to CYO, which said the property will allow it to “further its mission of building adult and child relationships through outdoor recreation.”
CYO said placing the land in a conservation easement, meanwhile, will make sure that it remains both undeveloped and conserved “into perpetuity.”
“This new property will allow CYO’s mission and vision to reach many more Colorado families,” the organization said in a news release.
CYO said the land donation was part of Chevron’s “Comprehensive Wildlife Plan.”
Colorado
Northern Colorado company to build 400-acre rocket testing site in Weld County
A multi-million dollar aerospace company in Northern Colorado, which helps design rocket engines for the military, is expanding its operation in Weld County. Ursa Major, currently located in Berthoud, recently announced they were building a rocket testing pad in Weld County near Briggsdale.
“It is a fascinating process,” said Chris Engdahl, chief safety and risk officer for Ursa Major. “Ursa Major is, I think, the next great aerospace and defense company. And it is right here in Berthoud, Colorado.”
The current rocket testing location is just off Interstate 25. The campus looks like a set of normal office and warehouse structures in the middle of an otherwise empty field, neighbored by a couple of dozen homes from a community nearby. In the field is a stack of cement blocks that surrounds the test location for the rocket motors Ursa Major ultimately sells to companies and even the U.S. military.
“There is nowhere else like it, where we are co-located with build and testing, throughout the day, you can hear rocket engines going off in the background and motors being tested, it is really incredible,” said Bill Murray, cofounder and VP of products and engineering.
CBS News Colorado was taken on a tour of the current facility in Berthoud, but was not permitted to record video of the assembly or testing process. Ursa Major provided a sample video of what tests of their rocket engines look like.
“We have booked over $100 million in contracts this year and we are growing rapidly,” Murray said.
Murray said the company is growing so quickly that they are looking to hire more Coloradans from universities like Colorado State University and the University of Colorado as they prepare to expand their staff and property.
“We just expanded in Briggsdale, Colorado, with a new 400-acre test site to test large rocket motors,” Murray said.
“Think of all the missile systems the Army, the Navy, Marine Corps, the Air Force use. We are the provider for the engines of those technologies,” Engdahl said.
Not only are the rocket engines being developed in Northern Colorado used by the military, but they are also being used by the private sector.
“Our liquid rocket engines are being used on recurring hypersonic test flights,” Murray said.
“I think the whole state of Colorado is very keen on being a leader in aerospace defense,” Engdahl said.
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