According to authorities, a federal raid at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado resulted in the detention of more than 100 immigrants who were believed to be in the United States illegally early on Sunday. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s video of agents announcing their presence outside the building and instructing customers to leave with their hands raised was posted online. After federal agents smashed a window, dozens of people fled the building through its entrance, according to other videos. Later, dozens of suspects were shown in handcuffs waiting to be taken away from a sidewalk. During his second stint as U.S. president, Donald Trump ’s unprecedented campaign of immigration enforcement has pushed the limits of executive power, and he has clashed with federal judges trying to restrain him. More than 1,000 international college students have been detained as part of the crackdown. Some of these students have had their legal status temporarily restored. The policies have slowed immigration at the southern border to a relative trickle.On Sunday in Colorado, U.S. According to Jonathan Pullen, the special agent in charge of the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Division, Immigration and Customs Enforcement took the immigrants who were going to clubs into custody. Colorado Springs is waking up to a safer community today,” he said.
Pullen stated at a news conference that the nightclub had been under investigation for several months for alleged activities such as drug trafficking, prostitution, and “crimes of violence.” More than 300 law enforcement officers and officials from multiple agencies responded to the scene. Cocaine was among the drugs found, he said.
“When the cops showed up at the door, most of the drugs hit the floor,” Pullen said.
More than 100 immigrants detained at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado
