Rep. Jason Crow
Advocates demand state action as GEO Group blocks health probes into TB case at Aurora immigration jail
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Six weeks after local officials issued a public health order concerning a confirmed active case of tuberculosis at an immigration detention center in Aurora, the private company that runs the facility still has not allowed access for health officials to complete a legally-required investigation. The result is […]
Colorado Democrats urge House speaker to allow vote on congressional stock trading ban
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Democrats from Colorado are urging U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a floor vote on a measure to ban members of Congress, the president and vice president from trading stocks. The letter signed by more than 30 House Democrats follows the July passage of the Stop […]
Rep. Jason Crow says Aurora GEO ICE facility violated laws in tuberculosis probe
AURORA | Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow said the privately operated GEO ICE immigrant detention center in Aurora violated state and local laws when the jail prevented health officials from seeking details about a prisoner infected with tuberculosis. The 1,500-person detention center has been at the center of a handful of recent controversies, including a […]
State health officials still blocked from investigating tuberculosis case at Aurora ICE facility
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado public health officials are still unable to investigate at least one tuberculosis case at an immigration detention center in Aurora, as the private company that runs the facility missed a deadline to give more information and allow health workers inside the building. “The Colorado […]
Trump raises election doubt in jarring speech, fueling midterm concerns – COLORADO COMMENTS
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to elevate his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of U.S. elections and dispute his 2020 loss in an appeal for more restrictive voting laws ahead of the midterms. Trump’s amplification of debunked theories about the election six years ago […]