HEALTHCOURTHOUSE NEWS
ICE freezes up under questioning
ICE and the GEO Group have refused to allow health inspectors into a Colorado immigration detention center where at least 12 detainees have contracted tuberculosis. The facility, operated under a $47 million annual contract, has denied access despite public health orders, and reports indicate potential deportations of infected individuals, raising global health concerns.
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- Weeks after health officials demanded access to investigate TB case, they haven't gotten into the ICE facility
- Health officials confirm tuberculosis case at Colorado ICE facility; ICE denies any active cases
- State health dept gives GEO Group until Friday to allow tuberculosis investigation at Aurora ICE facility
- State health dept gives GEO Group until Friday to allow tuberculosis investigation at Aurora ICE facility
- The GEO Group is blocking a tuberculosis investigation at the Aurora ICE facility, county health officials say
- Health officials demand access to Aurora ICE facility over tuberculosis case