Hudson, a one-stoplight town 45 minutes from Denver, is set to house the Big Horn detention center inside a shuttered prison on its edge. Evans supports immigration detention centers, and his Democratic challenger, state lawmaker Manny Rutinel, is running on a pledge to "stop ICE from terrorizing our communities." Kerry Shaklee, a longtime resident and member of the town's planning commission, called the center a "travesty." “These people don’t pay taxes here,” Tracy Trevarton, a Hudson resident, told the newspaper. Last month, a faith group and a neighbor sued the town, arguing the site isn't zoned for a detention center and could strain water, roads and emergency services 12 miles from the nearest hospital.