Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal agency that arrests and deports immigrants, plans to open three new detention facilities in Colorado, according to documents obtained by the Washington Post.
The three towns set to host ICE detention facilities include Ignacio, Walsenburg and Hudson, which was named last week as a future location for ICE holding.
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s enhanced enforcement operations and routine daily operations have resulted in a significant number of arrests of criminal aliens that require greater detention capacity,” ICE says in a statement. “While we cannot confirm individual pre-decisional conversations, we can confirm that ICE is exploring all options to meet its current and future detention requirements.”
On August 12, House Representative Brittany Pettersen’s office confirmed that ICE had told her about plans to open a new facility in Hudson, a small Weld County town. The Washington Post reveals the plans for don’t e...
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