Crow, Colorado House Democratic Delegation Statement Following Oversight Visit of Aurora ICE Facility
AURORA — On Monday, August 11, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) and Colorado’s Democratic House delegation conducted an oversight visit of the GEO ICE facility in Aurora.
This visit is part of Crow’s longstanding commitment to provide oversight of federal facilities., Crow recently sued the Trump Administration after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unlawfully denied him access to same facility recently, violating a federal law which grants Members of Congress the right to conduct unannounced oversight visits of federal immigration detention facilities.
Congressman Crow regularly conducts oversight of the facility. Since 2019, he’s successfully visited the facility nine times, and his team has gone over 70 times. Crow also publishes public reports on his website of oversight visits and conditions at the facility.
In a joint statement, Representatives Crow, DeGette, Neguse, and Pettersen said:
“Today we visited the federal detention facility in Aurora in order to conduct critical oversight.
“Ensuring transparency and accountability is a key part of our jobs as Members of Congress. But in Colorado and across the country, we have seen the Trump Administration continue to deny Members of Congress access to these facilities, which is a violation of federal law.
“We will not be deterred from doing our jobs, and that’s exactly why we made this visit today. We will not stand by as the Administration continues to break the law and intimidate Members of Congress. We will continue working to ensure transparency and hold the Trump administration accountable.”
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