Colorado Blocks ICE Facility
Colorado sues federal government to block planned immigration detention center in Hudson
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has sued the federal government to halt or delay preparations for a new immigration detention center in Hudson. The state alleges that the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement failed to conduct a legally required environmental review or provide public information before contracting with GEO Group to reopen a shuttered prison as a 1,250-bed facility. Weiser is asking a judge to cancel the contract and block the project until the agencies complete the review, arguing they violated environmental, administrative and immigration laws. The lawsuit follows a similar suit filed by two advocacy groups and comes amid a separate dispute between Colorado and GEO Group over state health and safety inspections at the company’s Aurora detention facility.
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Weiser argued the facility could nearly double Hudson’s population, saying the federal government was ignoring the need to assess effects on nearby residents and the surrounding environment.
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GEO Group had sued Colorado before Weiser’s inspection-related case, arguing that its federal contract prevented the state from enforcing statewide health and safety inspections.
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The Aurora facility dispute followed a reported tuberculosis outbreak; county and state officials had ordered the facility to comply with state investigative procedures.
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DHS and ICE had not immediately responded to The Center Square’s request for comment on the lawsuit.
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