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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Former ICE director explains how detainee processing works
DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 is now learning that 105 people were detained at an underground nightclub bust in Colorado Springs over the weekend. That's down from the original reported count of 114. The Drug Enforcement Administration said 9 people had previous contact with immigration officials. Law enforcement, local leaders react to underground nightclub bust The Colorado Springs Police Department told FOX31 that two people were arrested on existing warrants. One was arrested for a warrant out of Denver for assault, criminal mischief, and child abuse. The other was wanted in Adams County for a misdemeanor. John Fabbricatore, former ICE Regional Director, told FOX31 that when there are that many people in custody, the process can take a while, and it really matters where people are going. He said that processing one single person with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, if it's the first time they've encountered them, can take up to two hours. If ICE is familiar with them and their information is already in the system, that process can be much shorter. 'Number one, an operation like that is in the works for many months,' said Fabbricatore. 'It was very professionally done. It looked like it was great collaboration and cooperation between multiple law enforcement agencies, multiple federal and county agencies.' He said that for many of the detainees, if they only went into ICE custody with an immigration violation, they would be processed through. 'Their fingerprints would be taken. They'd be processed. Their biography, we call it biometric information, would be taken. They would be given an I-200, which is a warrant of their arrest. Arrested on immigration charges,' said Fabbricatore. 'They will be issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge. They would have a bond determination to determine whether they were bondable out from ICE custody, and then they would be placed in detention.' Fabbricatore said that for those who have criminal charges, the process would look different. The detainees would be transferred over to federal authorities. 'Transferred over to the U.S. Marshals and indicted on those charges. Some of them may have gone to local custody. They may have had local warrants or if they were found with drugs in their possession at the time of arrest, potentially the county could have taken them into custody,' said Fabbricatore. 'So, there were definitely different pathways that people took that night to get in custody.' FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox He went on to say that anytime someone is illegally present in the U.S. and taken into ICE custody, they will be processed for immigration violations at a minimum. For others, it could take time for an indictment to come down, especially when dealing with weapons, drugs and sex trafficking charges. Meanwhile, several active duty members of the military were also taken into custody. FOX31 emailed military officials and is still waiting for a response on what happens next. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Yahoo
Suspected TdA member seen in Aurora viral apartment video arrested in NYC
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) – The arrest of a suspected Venezuelan gang member has been one of the most high-profile arrests in the case so far. The Department of Homeland Security's new Secretary was on hand for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency action. Secretary Kristi Noem posted videos of her participation in the ICE operation that started at 3 a.m. ET Tuesday. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox 'Dirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets,' Noem said in a video posted on X. Cellphone video shows Anderson Zambrano Pacheco being led down a sidewalk, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The 26-year-old undocumented immigrant was wanted on charges out of Aurora. Investigators said he was one of the people seen carrying weapons at the Edge At Lowry Apartment complex last August. 'An Aurora fugitive wanted for burglary and felony menacing in August was arrested early Tuesday morning in New York City as part of an extensive investigation by Aurora Police Department detectives assigned to the Operation Safe Haven Task Force,' Aurora Police Department Spokesperson Joe Moylan said. The viral video that made international headlines was captured by Cindy Romero's surveillance camera outside her apartment's front door. 'I feel like there's no safe place. There's not going to be any more safe places for them to grow and thrive and spread. And I'm happy for that,' Romero told FOX31. FOX31's Vicente Arenas broke the story after Romero and her husband showed him the video while he was working on a story at the complex. More Tren de Aragua gang members are expected to be arrested, investigators say. Buckley Space Force Base providing facilities for ICE immigration processing Denver's Retired ICE Field Office Director John Fabbricatore said ICE continues to gather more intel on violent undocumented immigrants. 'ICE absolutely has that intel. They've been developing it. They want to get out into the community and arrest these guys, but sometimes it's hard. Tren de Aragua is very fluid on where they're moving,' Fabbricatore said. 'We've witnessed now that they're are in 22 states. They just don't stay in one area. If they know it's getting hot in an area, they're going to move on,' Fabbricatore said. 'The Aurora Police Department values its positive working relationships with law enforcement at the local, state and federal level. This collaboration resulted in the apprehension of a violent criminal, and we are thankful he can no longer victimize members of our community here in Aurora, as well as residents of New York City,' said Aurora police Chief Todd Chamberlain. Five of the six suspects seen on the apartment complex surveillance camera have now been arrested. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
