Among President Trump’s many immigration policies implemented since he took office, his plan for mass deportations has rattled migrant communities in Colorado and beyond.
After a home raid in Lochbuie, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration took at least three suspects into custody with suspected ties to a Mexican drug cartel.
Shontez Andrews, 35, of York County was sentenced to 80 months for distributing powder cocaine and crack five separate times.
A Lakewood resident was sentenced to 10 years in prison after law enforcement determined he was leading a multi-state drug trafficking operation.
LOCHBUIE, Colo. — At least three people were arrested Wednesday morning in Lochbuie following a monthslong drug investigation, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
On Sunday, multiple federal law enforcement agencies participated in an operation related to “immigration enforcement efforts” in Savannah, Cartersville and Atlanta, according to a post on X by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta.
The action clears a path for the Department of Transportation and other federal agencies to begin fentanyl testing for federally regulated occupations like truck drivers.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
The average cost to ICE to deport a single person during the Biden administration was about $10,500, sources told NBC News.
The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz nationwide Sunday that included multiple federal agencies and resulted in the arrest of nearly 1,000 people, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Top Trump administration officials visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s third-largest city as federal agencies touted arrests around the country.
The U.S. crackdown on immigration is catching heat in the Seattle area, as federal immigration officers are getting back up from the Drug Enforcement Administration.