Health of Colorado priest in ICE custody deteriorating after almost a year in detention

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 1,947

Last Updated: 4 days, 14 hours ago

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A 78-year-old priest who has been in immigration detention in Aurora for almost a year continues to present symptoms of respiratory illness with no improvement in his condition.

Edward Nalwamba, a citizen of Uganda who has lived in Colorado for more than two decades, has been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention since September. For months now, he has presented respiratory symptoms that a medical provider who reviewed his case said could …

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