Private Prison Giant Geo Group Sues Colorado over New Law Requiring More Detention Center Inspections

GEO Group sues blue state over law requiring immigration detention center safety checks

The private company that operates the sole immigration detention center in Colorado sued state officials Monday over a new law that requires frequent health and safety inspections at the site.The GEO Group, which operates the 1,530-bed federal detention center in Aurora, filed the lawsuit in Denver-...

GEO Group sues over new Colorado law requiring immigration detention center safety inspections

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)The private company that operates the sole immigration detention center in Colorado sued state officials Monday over a new law that requires frequent health and safety inspections at the site. The GEO Group, which operates the 1,530-bed federal detention center in Aurora, f…

Geo Group Files In Federal Court To Stop Reasonable Colorado Inspections

Geo Group, the politically-connected private prison company that operates Colorado’s sole immigrant detention center, filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a just-signed state law that requires more regular inspections of detention facilities in Colorado, The suit, filed in federal court in Denver, seeks to invalidate House Bill 1276, which Gov. Jared Polis signed into law last week. The company alleges that only the federal government can dictate …

GEO Group Sues Colorado Over Immigration Detention Inspection Law

GEO Group, the corporation that operates immigrant detention facilities nationwide and in Colorado, filed a lawsuit against the state Monday to stop enforcement of a new law that requires regular health and safety inspections of immigrant detention facilities.  House Bill 1276 was one of the only immigration-related bills Democrats passed and signed into law during the most recent legislative session. Other proposals failed to get enough Democra…

Private prison giant Geo Group sues Colorado over new law requiring more detention center inspections

Geo Group, which runs Colorado's only immigrant detention facility, filed a lawsuit against the state Monday, days after Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law requiring more regular inspections of detention centers.