FRISCO, Colo. — Denver7 is pushing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for answers one day after it conducted an operation at a Mexican restaurant in Frisco.

Sources confirmed to Denver7 Investigates that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed a criminal warrant on Tuesday at Hacienda Real, a Mexican restaurant in Frisco.

Deputies responded to Straight Creek Drive to address community safety and traffic, but are "not providing support or assistance for this operation, nor has ICE requested any," according to a statement by the sheriff's office.

"As far as we know, this is a targeted criminal investigation, not civil immigration enforcement," said Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons.

The sheriff's office insisted its agency was only made aware of the operation as

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