Lawmakers press Aurora ICE facility for 'increased oversight' after death, inspections

DENVER (KDVR) — Three of Colorado's Democratic federal legislators are demanding more information on unannounced inspections of the Aurora Contract Detention Facility after a mortality report showed a detainee's death was likely the result of in-custody medical care.

Rep. Jason Crow, who represents Colorado's 6th District, alongside U.S. Senators for Colorado Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, sent a letter Monday to U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement as a follow-up to repeated requests for greater transparency at the facility, which is privately run by the GEO Group.

The Aurora facility was subject to an unannounced inspection in October 2023. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General released an inspection report on June 12.

The legislators have been calling for frequent, rigorous...