ICE plans to open as many as three new detention centers in rural Colorado, report says

ICE documents detail plans for three new detention centers in Colorado

Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to establish three new detention facilities in Colorado in an effort to increase capacity statewide from 1,360 to 4,090, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.

ICE to open new detention center in Colorado: Report

A new report claims that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to open a new illegal immigrant detention center in Colorado by the end of the year, following the increase in funding granted to ICE as part of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” The plans for the new detention center come as the Trump administration is increasing efforts to arrest and deport illegal immigrants across the country. According to The D…

Three new ICE detention centers reportedly planned in Colorado

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)There could be up to three new immigrant detention centers in Colorado run by federal authorities by the end of the year, tripling the state’s existing detention capacity, according to documents published Friday by The Washington Post. An internal U.S. Immigration and Custo…

ICE plans to open as many as three new detention centers in rural Colorado, report says

Federal immigration officials intend to triple Colorado’s immigrant detention capacity by opening as many as three new facilities in the state in the coming months, according to recent planning documents obtained by the Washington Post. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was already moving to reopen a closed correctional facility in Hudson, northeast of metro Denver. The Denver Post reported on the Hudson plan earlier this week based on wh…