Crow Slams ICE for Repeatedly Blocking Congressional Visit

Today Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) released the below statement after being denied participation in today's tour of the Aurora ICE facility.

"Despite being faced with multiple reports of poor conditions and disease outbreaks, ICE has repeatedly blocked our office from performing basic congressional oversight, including from joining today's media tour. This disturbing pattern raises the obvious question: why is ICE delaying oversight of this facility? I will continue to push for transparency and accountability until we are allowed a tour of the facility, receive responses to our written questions, and know that ICE is providing the proper treatment and care to its detainees. The constituents of the sixth district deserve to know what the government is doing on their behalf in our community. "

After receiving multiple reports of substandard living conditions at the facility, Crow has attempted to the visit the facility three times, including an unannounced visit on February 20 and requested tours on March 1 and 4. Over the past month, Crow has sent twoletters to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requesting information about the facility and the handling of viral disease outbreaks. He has yet to receive a response. Meanwhile, the facility is experiencing its third disease outbreak and 261 detainees are under quarantine.