Private prison company Geo Group sues Colorado over new detention center inspection law
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Seth Klamann
Summary
Geo Group, the private prison company operating Colorado's only immigrant detention center in Aurora, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging House Bill 1276, a new state law requiring more regular inspections of detention facilities. The company argues that only the federal government has authority over how its facility operates, claiming the law is designed to obstruct federal immigration enforcement. The lawsuit seeks to invalidate the law, which was recently signed by Governor Jared Polis.
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bskyPrivate prison company Geo Group sues Colorado over new detention center inspection lawdenverpost.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledGeo Group, the private prison company that operates Colorado's sole immigrant detention center, filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a just-signed state law that requires more regular inspections of detention facilities in Colorado.
The suit, filed in federal court in Denver, seeks to invalidate House Bill 1276, which Gov. Jared Polis signed into law last week.
The company alleges that only the federal government can dictate how its Aurora detention center is run and that the new law has 'the purpose and effect of making it more difficult for federal immigration officers to carry out their' duties.
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