The raids included agents searching an apartment building in a Denver suburb that the president has held up as an example of the nation’s immigration problems.

Federal officials said they were targeting over 100 alleged members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang with prison origins that has expanded throughout the Americas.

The high-profile operation appeared to be one of the largest targeted raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since President Donald Trump took office on a promise to deport immigrants with criminal records.

Federal law enforcement authorities on Wednesday morning conducted immigration raids in Denver and Aurora, multiple agencies confirmed. Why it matters: The raids are the first large-scale immigration enforcement in metro Denver under President Trump,

The Trump administration said they were targeting criminals in Denver and Aurora. We asked federal agents how many of the people arrested were violent criminals.