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Western Slope Trellis@index.westernslopetrellis.com.ap.brid.gy · 15h ago

Colorado health officials ordered GEO Group to provide records tied to a tuberculosis case at Aurora’s ICE detention facility after earlier requests and a county health order went unanswered.

Colorado issues public health order over tuberculosis case at Aurora ICE facility

by Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline August 13, 2026 The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a public health order on Thursday afternoon ordering The GEO Group to provide information about a recent tuberculosis case in an Aurora immigration detention center. It comes nearly two months after the Adams County Health Department issued an order on the same issue. GEO, the private company that operates the detention center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has not complied with that order. “CDPHE’s priority is protecting everyone connected to the facility, including detained people, employees, contractors, visitors, and the broader community,” CDPHE Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan said in a statement. “We sought to complete this routine investigation collaboratively, just as we would with any other facility in Colorado. Because repeated requests and the county’s public health order have not produced the necessary information, we are taking this additional step to obtain the information needed to protect public health.” The order seeks access to information about the confirmed TB case in order to complete a public health investigation. GEO and ICE have provided general information that the infected person was isolated, treated and removed from the country, but state and local public health officials are unable to independently verify that without the requested access. They want specific information about infected people’s test results, treatment and current location, as well as information for contact tracing. The order does not demand that public health workers physically go inside the facility. Federal officials have repeatedly said there are not active cases in the detention center. “GEO’s denial of access to the detention facility, the individual with confirmed tuberculosis, the individual’s medical information, and other potentially exposed individuals is impeding public health’s ability to conduct a needed disease control investigation to ensure that infection control measures are sufficient to prevent further spread of disease,” the order states. If GEO does not comply with CDPHE’s order by Aug. 17, the state can take legal action against the private company. Adams County officials first learned of a laboratory-confirmed active TB case in late June, then issued a county-level public health order. It has been state law for decades that public health officials investigate any active cases of TB. An oversight report from U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s office then found that 61 people were exposed to the sick person and isolated. After GEO did not address Adams County’s order, Ryan formally requested clinical information from GEO. Since then, Gov. Jared Polis has reached out twice. GEO has not provided the requested underlying action or access. Advocates have been calling on the state to escalate the issue for weeks. Representatives from GEO referred Newsline to ICE for comments. ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “While we believe the risk to the general public remains low, GEO has repeatedly ignored demands for information to confirm that they have followed all applicable laws,”Ally Sullivan, a Polis spokesperson, wrote in an email. “The state has exhausted every other effort to get this information, and now this order can help support public health. PHO’s carry the weight of state law, and we urge GEO to comply with this order quickly so that officials can finalize their investigation.” _**Editor’s note:** This story was updated at 10 a.m. on Aug. 14 to include comments from the office of Gov. Jared Polis._ Colorado Newsline is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Colorado Newsline maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Quentin Young for questions: info@coloradonewsline.com.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

BASH: It sounds like you're saying you're not going to return Max Miller's donations because you believe him LAWLER: 😮 Look, this is a private family matter. Max has also made allegations against his ex-wife. Nothing has been corroborated here. Do you have information that proves the allegations?

Senator Andy Kim@kim.senate.gov · 2d ago

The late announcement of yet another death associated with Delaney Hall exposes how ICE tries to avoid responsibility. I will keep fighting to shut this place down and shine a light on the poor conditions. My full statement here.

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Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · yesterday

Kelly: Trump knows nothing about this stuff… He's a marginally failed real estate developer with multiple bankruptcies. He shouldn't be weighing in on systems on aircraft carriers.

Senator Andy Kim@kim.senate.gov · 2d ago

These numbers are shameful. It's unacceptable that anyone in NJ is going hungry. That's why I'm fighting so every family can afford to put food on the table, and introducing legislation like the Summer Meals REACH Act which would ensure kids have access to food all year round.

Food insecurity in NJ nearly doubled over four years, new report says • New Jersey Monitor

Food insecurity nearly doubled in NJ between 2020 and 2024, according to a new analysis of federal data by the nonprofit Feeding America.

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DemCast USA@demcast.com · 2d ago

Families of service members and Democratic lawmakers are expressing concern about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea for more than 200 days straight. h/t brutamerica (IG)

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · yesterday

Phang: So for this federal judge to be at his wit's end, but to still be giving the grace to these people to do the right thing, shows that he's really laying the foundation for them to be held in contempt.

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d ago

In Anthony, New Mexico, ICE goons pulled assault rifles on an unarmed family, aiming weapons at women filming on their phones and children still weeping from being pepper-sprayed for daring to ask questions. ICE and HSI’s sickening excuse for terrorizing kids? Officer safety and an imminent threat

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d ago

James Talarico: “We just dropped our newest ad — and this one’s special. It features my PawPaw — a Baptist preacher who taught me to follow the two great commandments: love God and love your neighbor. Those teachings led me to public service and they’re why I’m running for the U.S. Senate.”

ProPublica@propublica.org · 3d ago

NEW: General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a real-life dumpster fire.

Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing

General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a...

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