Advocates say planned Colorado ICE facility violates environmental laws
The groups say the government skipped a required environmental review for a 1,250-bed detention facility and seek to halt construction.
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“Immigrant detention centers harm the health and well-being of entire communities,” said Gladis Ibarra, executive co-director of CIRC
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Colorado NewslineColorado groups say Homeland Security skirted environmental analysis for new ICE facility
Two advocacy organizations sued the U.S Department of Homeland Security on Monday over allegations that the agency violated environmental protection laws by not completing an impact review for a planned immigration detention facility in Hudson. DHS has a legal obligation…
Latino groups demand the U.S. government to stop a new detention center in Colorado, alleging lack of environmental studies. The center, in a closed prison, could double the local population and affect air quality and water resources, the plaintiffs argue.
GreenLatinos, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition Sue ICE Over Hudson Detention Center’s Lack of Environmental Review - GreenLatinosclosechevron-downbars
Lawsuit alleges ICE failed to assess air, water, and infectious disease impacts of reopening long-vacant Hudson prison HUDSON, Colo.— GreenLatinos and the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado challenging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision to open and operate the Big Horn facility in Hudson, Colorado as a dete…
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