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Colorado AG Sues to Block $528.7M ICE Detention Center

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit to block a new ICE detention center in Hudson.
The suit targets Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the GEO Group.
It alleges the agencies skipped required National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments for the $528.7 million contract.
It seeks a preliminary injunction and a full environmental impact statement.

History

Historical Context

Public alarm over the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire and Rachel Carson’s 1962 *Silent Spring* spurred Congress to pass the National Environmental Policy Act, which President Richard Nixon signed on Jan 1 1970. That year the EPA was formed to enforce NEPA’s EIS requirement for major federal actions. In 2024 Colorado AG Phil Weiser sued DHS, ICE and GEO Group, invoking those same NEPA precedents.

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Story summary

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit to block a new ICE detention center in Hudson.
The suit targets Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the GEO Group.
It alleges the agencies skipped required National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments for the $528.7 million contract.
It seeks a preliminary injunction and a full environmental impact statement.

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