Advocates say planned Colorado ICE facility violates environmental laws

Advocates say planned Colorado ICE facility violates environmental laws

The Department of Homeland Security intends to build a new immigrant detention facility to house more than 1,200 individuals in rural Hudson, Colorado.

GreenLatinos, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition Sue ICE Over Hudson Detention Center’s Lack of Environmental Review - GreenLatinosclosechevron-downbars

Lawsuit alleges ICE failed to assess air, water, and infectious disease impacts of reopening long-vacant Hudson prison HUDSON, Colo.— GreenLatinos and the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado challenging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision to open and operate the Big Horn facility in Hudson, Colorado as a dete…