D. COLO.Litigation
Colorado sues Department of Homeland Security over $500M Hudson immigrant detention facility contract
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security challenging a five-year contract exceeding $500 million with The GEO Group to operate a 1,200-bed immigration detention center in Hudson. The complaint alleges federal officials violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the Administrative Procedure Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act by awarding the contract without the required environmental review.
Filing (U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado) → · Colorado Attorney General, Courthouse News Service, The Denver Post
Key points
- The former correctional facility in Hudson housed inmates from 2009 to 2013 and has remained vacant for 13 years.U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- Colorado seeks a preliminary injunction to halt ongoing site renovation and to vacate ICE's $500 million contract with GEO Group.U.S. District Court for the District of ColoradoColorado Attorney GeneralThe Denver Post
- The complaint alleges the 1,200-bed facility would nearly double Hudson's population and strain municipal water and wastewater systems.U.S. District Court for the District of ColoradoColorado Attorney GeneralCourthouse News Service
- State officials noted proximity to Box Elder Creek aquatic habitats and a designated mule deer wildlife migration corridor.U.S. District Court for the District of ColoradoThe Denver Post
- The lawsuit names Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and senior ICE official David Venturella in their official capacities.U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Sources4 articles across 4 outlets
Colorado Attorney General
Courthouse News Service
The Denver Post
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
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