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

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 572

Last Updated: 4 days, 8 hours ago

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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 …

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