Colorado health dept. orders access for TB probe at Aurora ICE detention center
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Colorado’s public health department issued a public health order forcing GEO Group and ICE to provide records, contacts and transfer information for a suspected TB case at the Aurora detention center, after weeks of resistance. The goal is to confirm exposure and protect public health; ICE says there are no active TB cases, while advocates and lawmakers push for transparency amid related lawsuits and ongoing scrutiny of private detention facilities.
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