Colorado Issues Public Health Order over Tuberculosis Case at Aurora ICE Facility
State health officials say GEO Group has not provided records needed to complete contact tracing after one confirmed tuberculosis case.
- On Thursday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a public health order demanding that the GEO Group provide tuberculosis medical records from its Aurora immigrant detention center by Monday, August 17.
- This escalation follows months of unsuccessful requests by state and Adams County officials to obtain information about a detainee who tested positive for tuberculosis in June, a routine investigation blocked by GEO and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
- CDPHE Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan stated the order prioritizes protecting the 1,530-bed facility's occupants and broader community, as more than 400 staff and released detainees could spread the disease without proper infection control.
- If GEO fails to comply by the deadline, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser may file a lawsuit to force disclosure; existing federal litigation over state oversight authority could complicate enforcement efforts.
- While advocates like the American Friends Service Committee criticize the order as having "close to no teeth," GEO continues challenging the state's authority to conduct mandatory health and safety inspections in separate federal litigation.
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Colorado NewslineColorado issues public health order over tuberculosis case at Aurora ICE facility
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a public health order on Thursday afternoon ordering The GEO Group to provide information about a recent tuberculosis case in an Aurora immigration detention center.
Colorado orders GEO Group to reveal info on Aurora tuberculosis case
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora, operated by private prison firm GEO Group, is pictured on Jan. 30, 2025. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a public health order on Thursday afternoon ordering The GEO Group to provide information about a recent tuberculosis case in an Aurora immigration…
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Lodinews.comColorado health officials order detention center to turn over records about tuberculosis case
DENVER — Colorado health officials formally ordered an Aurora detention center to turn over records to state inspectors Thursday, escalating a weeks-long standoff that may now end in a courtroom. The state Department of Public Health and Environment gave Geo…
Colorado health officials order ICE detention center to turn over records about tuberculosis case
Colorado health officials have issued a public health order to Geo Group seeking access to records and case information for a tuberculosis investigation at the detention center.
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