Mike Coffman

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.

Colorado health officials have not gained access to the Aurora ICE Processing Center operated by GEO Group to investigate a tuberculosis case, despite a three-week-old demand. ICE claims no active TB cases exist at the facility and asserts compliance with health guidelines, while activists and local leaders criticize the lack of transparency and consider legal action.

Denver and Aurora are not meeting their 20% water reduction goals amid drought conditions, with Denver Water reporting 1,300 acre-feet of savings instead of the target 10,300. Both cities have implemented Stage I water restrictions but are not yet planning stricter Stage II measures, though Aurora’s mayor warned of potential imminent changes. Reservoir levels are significantly lower than usual, with Denver at 78% capacity and Aurora at 52%.

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman claimed Aurora Public Schools violated drought water restrictions and paid fines, prompting a dispute. Aurora Water clarified that the district faced surcharges, not fines, under a variance program for large irrigators. The school district denied paying fines and emphasized commitment to water conservation.

Aurora, Colo. Mayor Mike Coffman spends every Friday night sleeping at the city's homeless shelter and serves breakfast on Saturday mornings to learn about compassion. His actions aim to foster understanding of homelessness and compassion through direct experience.

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman spends Friday nights at the Aurora Regional Navigation Center, a city-funded homeless shelter he helped create, to better understand homelessness challenges. The shelter, operated by Advance Pathways, has faced issues like maintenance problems and noisy conditions, prompting Coffman to shift his perspective on economic factors contributing to homelessness.