US EditionFeds Eye Colorado Springs for Two New ICE Detention Centers
EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, JUL 10 – The facilities aim to support ICE's Denver Field Office amid increased arrests, with one site potentially housing over 750 detainees, according to Geo Group data.
- Federal officials intend to establish two new ICE detention facilities in Colorado Springs by repurposing the sites of the Parkmoor Village Healthcare Center and the now-closed Cheyenne Mountain prison.
- This effort follows a $45 billion congressional allocation to increase ICE detention capacity from about 41,000 to up to 116,000 beds nationwide amid rising arrests in the Denver Field Office.
- Both Colorado Springs sites are privately owned, closed since 2020 and 2022 respectively, with the Cheyenne Mountain Center able to hold up to 700 detainees, supporting ICE's operational needs.
- An ICE spokesperson confirmed the agency is exploring all options for detention capacity, while ACLU attorney Eunice Cho warned that expansion could endanger immigrant lives under dangerous conditions.
- The plan circumvents Colorado's 2023 ban on public facilities partnering with ICE and raises local concerns, while Governor Polis calls for more transparency on ICE's expansion intentions.
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