ICE signs contract to open new immigration detention center northeast of Denver
ICE has partnered with GEO Group to open a new immigration detention facility in Hudson, Colorado, under a multi-million dollar agreement.
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ICE has signed a contract to establish a new immigration detention and processing center northeast of Denver. The facility, known as Big Horn, is a defunct correctional facility located in Hudson.
According to GEO Group, the site will feature 1,188 beds. Coverage from 9News, the Colorado Times Recorder, and GEO Group emphasizes the financial scale of the deal, citing contract values of $529 million and $530 million.
Reports from Denver7, Colorado Public Radio, and The Denver Post highlight that this will be the second ICE detention facility to open in Hudson. Future developments center on the transition of the Big Horn facility into a company-leased operation under the terms of the awarded contract.
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Quick answers
Where will the new detention center be located?
The center will be located in Hudson, Colorado, northeast of Denver.
What is the capacity of the Big Horn facility?
According to GEO Group, the facility will have 1,188 beds.
What is the estimated cost of the contract?
Reports cite the contract value as either $529 million or $530 million.
Coverage (7)
- Defunct correctional facility in Hudson to become new ICE detention center, GEO Group says Denver7 · 1d ago
- Second ICE detention facility to open in Hudson under $530 million agreement 9News · 1d ago
- GEO Group confirms plans for ICE detention expansion in Hudson Colorado Public Radio · 1d ago
- NEW: ICE Awards $529 Million Contract to Open New Colorado Detention Center Colorado Times Recorder · 1d ago
- New ICE processing center to open in Colorado KDVR · 1d ago
- The GEO Group Announces Contract for Company-Leased 1,188-Bed Big Horn Facility in Colorado investors.geogroup.com · 1d ago
- ICE signs contract to open new immigration detention center northeast of Denver The Denver Post · 1d ago
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