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ICE Accountability Report

Following a series of disturbing reports at immigration detention centers around the country and refusal by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to claim responsibility for the medical conditions at private, for-profit detention centers, Congressman Jason Crow is stepping in to provide the oversight that ICE has failed to fill. On July 9, 2019, his office announced they will be conducting weekly visits of the Aurora Contract Detention Facility every Monday at 12:00pm. With the POD Act enacted into law, today Crow and his team do a mix of unannounced and scheduled visits to the facility each month.

The goal of these visits is to obtain information about the treatment of the detainees and possible public health crises. Upon completion of each tour, Crow will release the report on his website to inform the public of the information obtained by his office.

Background

In February of 2019, following multiple cases of disease outbreaks at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility operated for ICE by GEO Group, Congressman Crow made an unannounced visit to the federal facility where he was denied entry. Ultimately, Crow was denied entry for 24 days. Since his first days in office, Crow has been a leader in the fight for governmental transparency and accountability.

Below please find outline a timeline of events relating to the Aurora Contract Detention Facility and Crow's work holding ICE accountable.

Timeline of Events

February 11: Crow holds conference call with detainees at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility ("Facility") and immigration lawyers to discuss disturbing reports regarding the conditions the facility

February 20: Crow makes unannounced visit to Facility and sends letter to DHS Secretary Nielsen regarding public health concerns at the facility. Following concerns raised by Crow, ICE reveals a mumps outbreak

February 21: Crow leads call with the Tri-County Health Department and the Colorado Health Department to discuss public health concerns

February 28: Crow leads coalition letter with nine other members of Congress to ICE Acting Director Vitiello demanding answers on public health risks at immigration detention facility and ICE's oversight role

March 1: Crow requests tour of facility and is denied

March 4: Crow requests tour of facility and is denied. Media is given a tour of the facility

March 15: 24 days after his initial request, Crow is given entry and tour of the facility

April 4: Crow leads letter with 19 other colleagues to Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chairwoman and Ranking Member to include language allowing Members of Congress into all detention facilities within 48 hours of request

April 16: Crow obtains copy of the 2011 contract between ICE and GEO Group through a public website

May 20: Crow introduces Public Oversight of Detention Center (POD) Act, a bill to require members of Congress to gain access to federal immigration detention centers within 48 hours of request

June 12: Crow successfully secures amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act to prohibit defense spending to be used to house forcibly separated children from their families

June 25: Four months after sending letter to ICE,Crow receives response where ICE denies responsibility for medical conditions at private, for-profit detention centers

June 26: Crow partners with Rep. Joe Neguse to request congressional hearing to investigate activities of GEO Group

June 28: Four months after sending letter to DHS, Crow receives response

July 9: Crow launches weekly visits to the facility

December 20: POD Act is signed into law as part of a FY 2020 spending bill, allowing all members of Congress to access immigration detention facilities with no notice, and for congressional staff to gain entry with only 24 hours notice

Report Template

A template of the accountability report that the office of Rep. Crow will be using can be viewed here. Questions are based on ICE's Performance-Based National Standards, updated as of 2016.

Reports

ICE Report Glossary

February 2024

February 2, 2024: Electronic Request Completed

February 9, 2024: Electronic Request Completed

February 16, 2024: Electronic Request Completed

February 23, 2024: Electronic Request Completed

January 2024

January 5, 2024: Electronic Request Completed

January 12, 2024: Electronic Request Completed

January 19, 2024: Electronic Request Completed

January 26, 2024: Electronic Request Completed

December 2023

December 1, 2023: Electronic Request Completed 

December 8, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

December 15, 2023: Electronic Request Completed 

December 22, 2023: Electronic Request Completed 

December 28, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

November 2023

November 3, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

November 10, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

November 17, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

November 24, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

October 2023 

October 6, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

October 13, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

October 20, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

October 27, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

September 2023 

September 1, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

September 8, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

September 15, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

September 22, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

September 29, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

August 2023 

August 4, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

August 11, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

August 18, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

August 25, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

July 2023 

July 7, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

July 14, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

July 21, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

July 28, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

June 2023 

June 2, 2023: Electronic Request Completed 

June 9, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

June 16, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

June 23, 2023: Electronic Request Completed 

June 30, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

May 2023

May 5, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

May 12, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

May 19, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

May 26, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

April 2023

April 28, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

April 21, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

April 14, 2023: Electronic Request Completed 

April 7, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

March 2023

March 31, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

March 24, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

March 17, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

March 10, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

March 3, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

February 2023

February 24, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

February 20, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

February 17, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

February 03, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

January 2023

January 27, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

January 13, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

January 10, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

January 06, 2023: Electronic Request Completed

December 2022

December 30, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

December 23, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

December 16, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

December 09, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

December 02, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

November 2022

November 25, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

November 18, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

November 11, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

November 04, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

October 2022

October 28, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

October 21, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

October 14, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

October 07, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

September 2022

September 30, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

September 23, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

September 16, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

September 2, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

August 2022

August 26, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

August 19, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

August 12, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

August 05, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

July 2022

July 29, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

July 22, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

July 15, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

July 08, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

July 01, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

June 2022

June 24, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

June 17, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

June 10, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

June 3, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

May 2022

May 27, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

May 20, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

May 13, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

May 6, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

April 2022

April 22 ,2022: Electronic Request Completed

April 15, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

April 8, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

April 1, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

March 2022

March 25, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

March 14, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

March 7, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

February 2022

February 28, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

February 16, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

February 9, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

February 2, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

January 2022

January 26, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

January 19, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

January 12, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

January 5, 2022: Electronic Request Completed

 

December 2021

December 22, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

December 15, 2021: Elctronic Request Completed

December 8, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

December 1, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

November 2021

November 24, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

November 17, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

November 10, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

November 3, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

October 2021

October 27, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

October 20, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

October 13, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

October 6, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

September 2021

September 29, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

September 22, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

September 15, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

September 1, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

August 2021

August 25, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

August 18, 2021: In Person Visit/Electronic Request Completed

August 11, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

August 6, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

​July 2021

July 28, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

July 21, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

July 13, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

July 7, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

​June 2021

June 30, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

June 23, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

June 17, 2021: Eletronic Request Completed

June 9, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

​June 2, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

​May 2021

May 26, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

May 19, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

May 12, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

May 5, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

​April 2021

April 30, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

April 21, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

April 14, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

April 7, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

March 2021

March 31, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

March 24, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

March 17, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

March 10, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

March 3, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

February 2021

February 24, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

February 17, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

February 10, 2021: In-Person Visit/Electronic Request Completed

​February 3, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

January 2021

January 27, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

January 20, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

January 13, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

January 6, 2021: Electronic Request Completed

 

December 2020

December 30, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

December 21, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

December 14, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

December 9, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

December 2, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

​November 2020

November 25, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

November 18, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

November 11, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

November 4, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

​October 2020

October 28, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

October 21, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

October 14, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

October 7, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

September 2020

September 30, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

September 23, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

September 16, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

September 11, 2020: In-Person Visit/Electronic Request Completed

September 2, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

August 2020

August 26, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

August 19, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

August 12, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

August 5, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

July 2020

July 28, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

July 22, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

July 15, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

July 8, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

July 1, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

June 2020

June 24, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

June 17, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

June 10, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

June 3, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

May 2020

May 27, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

May 20, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

May 11, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

May 4, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

April 2020

April 27, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

April 20, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

April 13, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

April 6, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

March 2020

March 30, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

March 25, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

March 20, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

March 9, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

March 2, 2020: Electronic Request Completed

February 2020

February 24, 2020: Oversight Visit Completed

February 18, 2020: Oversight Visit Completed

February 10, 2020: Oversight Visit Completed

February 3, 2020: Oversight Visit Completed

January 2020

January 27, 2020: Oversight Visit Completed

January 21, 2020: Oversight Visit Completed

January 13, 20202: Oversight Visit Completed

January 6, 2020: Oversight Visit Completed

January 2, 2020: Oversight Visit Completed

 

December 2019

December 23, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

December 16, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

December 9, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

December 2, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

November 2019

November 25, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

November 18, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

November 12, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

November 4, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

October 2019

October 28, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

October 21, 2019: Oversight Visit Denied

October 15, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

October 7, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

September 2019

September 30, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

September 23, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

September 16, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

September 9, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

September 3, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

August 2019

August 26, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

August 19, 2019: Oversight Visit Denied

August 12, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

August 5, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

July 2019

July 15, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

July 22, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed

July 29, 2019: Oversight Visit Completed