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Colorado Sues Feds over ICE Detention Centers
The lawsuit says the proposed 1,200-bed site would strain local resources and violate federal environmental review requirements.
- On Tuesday, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a federal lawsuit to block the proposed Big Horn Detention Facility in Hudson, citing the government's failure to conduct mandatory environmental and infrastructure reviews.
- The Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed a five-year, $528.7 million contract with the GEO Group in July to renovate the shuttered prison into a 1,200-bed detention center.
- Weiser claims the project violates the National Environmental Policy Act by ignoring potential harm to nearby deer corridors, aquatic habitats, and the town's water infrastructure serving about 1,600 residents.
- This marks the third lawsuit filed in recent months to stop the facility, following previous legal actions by GreenLatinos and the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition challenging the same environmental violations.
- Federal officials argue the suit aims to obstruct President Donald Trump's deportation agenda, while the state seeks a preliminary injunction to halt all work until a full environmental impact statement is completed.
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Colorado sues feds over ICE detention centers - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is suing the federal government as part of a second legal battle against the construction of immigrant detention centers in the state. The lawsuit was filed in an attempt to stop or temporarily delay the construction [...]
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Colorado sues feds over ICE detention centers
(The Center Square) - Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is suing the federal government as part of a second legal battle against the construction of immigrant detention centers in the state.
·Washington, United States
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The legal complaint accuses DHS and the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) of failing to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
·Los Angeles, United States
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