Federal authorities executed a large-scale operation early Sunday morning at an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs, resulting in the detention of more than 100 illegal immigrants.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) led the multi-agency effort, which uncovered a stash of drugs, including pink cocaine, as well as firearms and evidence of prostitution, reported Fox News. Officials linked the club to violent organizations such as TdA and MS-13, highlighting concerns about illegal immigration tied to Colorado’s sanctuary policies.
Among those arrested were over 300 officials from various agencies, including the FBI and ATF, working together to address the challenges posed by illegal immigration and violent crime. Many detainees are set to face immigration charges, and the operation was aimed at reinforcing the Trump administration’s commitment to stricter immigration enforcement.
Here is more of the story from Fox News:
Federal authorities announced Sunday that more than a hundred illegal immigrants were detained in a massive raid at an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs that officials say was “frequented by TdA and MS-13 terrorists.”
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division led a multi-agency operation early Sunday morning and arrested 114 illegal immigrants at the venue that contained more than 200 people inside.
Authorities uncovered drugs, including pink cocaine, as well as evidence of prostitution and multiple firearms during the operation, according to the DEA.
“@DHSgov has taken more than 100 illegal aliens into custody,” DEA Rocky Mountain said in a post on X on Sunday. “Drugs and weapons have also been seized at this underground nightclub in Colorado Springs.”
Attendees at an illegal nightclub in Colorado Springs attempt to flee following a massive raid by law enforcement. (@DEAROCKYMTNDiv/X)
President Donald Trump commented on the raid in a Truth Social Post on Sunday.
“A big Raid last night on some of the worst people illegally in our Country — Drug Dealers, Murderers, and other Violent Criminals, of all shapes and sizes, and Judges don’t want to send them back to where they came from,” Trump wrote in the post. “If we don’t win this battle at the Supreme Court, our Country, as we know it, is FINISHED! It will be a Crime ridden MESS. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Attorney General Pamela Bondi applauded the operation, which included 300 officials across multiple agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
“This morning @DEAHQ apprehended over 100 illegal aliens at an underground night club frequented by Tda and MS-13 terrorists,” Bondi said in a post on X. “Cocaine, meth, and pink cocaine was seized.”
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado Springs Police Department were also involved in the operation.
Crowds of people wait outside an illegal nightclub in Colorado Springs after law enforcement conducted a massive raid early Sunday morning. (@DEAROCKYMTNDiv/X)
In videos posted of the operation, U.S. Postal Service and IRS agents are seen arresting illegal aliens at the nightclub, showing the Trump administration using a whole-of-government approach to carrying out deportations.
