The operation came as President Donald Trump is approaching 100 days into his second term, marked by a surge of controversial policies, including a crackdown on immigration in the US.

The nightclub had moved between several Colorado Springs addresses, but had been inside the building raided by federal agencies on Sunday for several months, officials said.

Officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement are in the middle of processing people who were detained in a raid at what federal officials call an unlicensed nightclub in Colorado Springs over the weekend.