🚨 What we know about the ICE raids so far

🚨 ICE Raids Begin in Metro Denver

Federal immigration agents conducted raids at apartment complexes in Aurora and Denver early yesterday morning. Witnesses reported the presence of tanks, smoke grenades, and dozens of allegedly armed agents pounding on doors. Activists and residents gathered on the properties to shout “Know Your Rights” information. [CO Sun]

• What are your rights? Familiarize yourself with the ACLU’s Know Your Rights campaign to help you feel informed if you encounter ICE agents.

📢 Why King Soopers Workers Are Striking, and What the Company Has to Say About It

At 5 a.m. this morning, workers at King Soopers stores across the Front Range walked off the job. The planned two-week strike comes after UFCW Local 7 president Kim Cordova claims the company has been engaging in unfair labor practices and that contract negotiations have broken down. King Soopers president Joe Kelley says Cordova’s claims are false — that she didn’t even show workers the “last, best, final offer” from the company. We sat down with both Cordova and Kelley to hear their respective sides of the ongoing labor battle. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

⚖️ Gun Debates Ramp Up at the Capitol

Democratic state lawmakers are proposing a bill that would raise the minimum age to buy gun ammunition to 21. The bill — which is expected to sail through the Dem-controlled legislature — would fall in line with the state’s new 21-year-old age requirement for all firearm purchases. [CPR]

• Related: Lawmakers are also poised to debate the introduction of Senate Bill 3 this Friday, which would ban the manufacturing and sale of certain semiautomatic firearms. [Denver Post 🔒]