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CDPHE fields questions about Aurora ICE facility TB investigation as groups demand more state action
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Immigration rights groups rallied outside the Colorado State Capitol Monday evening, demanding the state take more aggressive action on the stalled tuberculosis investigation at the Aurora ICE detention facility.
ACHD responded by issuing a public health order on June 25 to require the GEO Group to comply with state public health laws surrounding tuberculosis investigations.
Calls for state action against Aurora ICE facility grows after TB caseImmigrant rights groups are now calling on the state health department to issue its own public health order, hoping it could lead to action.
Jill Hunsaker Ryan, CDPHE’s executive director, showed up outside the Colorado State Capitol Monday to answer questions from protesters and reporters.
When asked whether CDPHE is concerned about potential litigation if it were to issue a state public health order, Ryan did not directly address the question.