Officials with the U.S. Northern Command said that they started work Monday to prepare Buckley for use by Homeland Security as a temporary detention center.
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.
How many people arrested Sunday were connected to the TdA gang is unclear, but DEA officials said the number was in the dozens.
Undocumented immigrants have rights during arrests, a local hotline to detect ICE raids and other tools to handle deportations.
Federal agents interrupted a party at a "makeshift nightclub" north of Denver early Sunday morning and arrested almost 50 people of undetermined immigration status, a large number of whom are reportedly affiliated with the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
Federal law enforcement agents took almost 50 people, including many who were undocumented, into custody Sunday in Adams County.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) postponed an immigration crackdown operation in Aurora, Colorado claiming knowledge of the effort had spread throughout the community and agents could be affected.
Drug Enforcement Administration officials said many of the immigrants were connected to Tren de Aragua and are in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
Under Colorado law, local law enforcement agencies are limited in their interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Federal agencies working in California pledged cooperation in immigration enforcement operations and posted photos of people being taken into custody.
Local immigration raids could begin on Thursday in Aurora as President Donald Trump’s administration targets a growing number of cities, according to a natio