Health officials demand access to Aurora ICE facility over tuberculosis case
Health officials are demanding immediate access to a private Aurora ICE facility following a tuberculosis outbreak that has sickened at least 12 detainees.
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An outbreak of tuberculosis at an Aurora ICE detention center has led to a standoff between health officials and the facility's private operators. Reports indicate that at least 12 detainees have fallen ill, prompting an urgent probe into the spread of the disease.
Coverage from The Colorado Sun, The Guardian, and The Denver Post emphasizes that a private company is blocking the investigation. Consequently, pressure has mounted on the Colorado Attorney General to force the center to allow inspectors inside.
Attention now turns to a Friday deadline set by a Colorado health official for the detention center to open its doors to inspectors.
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Quick answers
How many detainees have been affected by tuberculosis?
According to The Guardian, at least 12 detainees have been sickened.
Who is preventing the health investigation?
Health officials state that a private company is blocking the investigation into the possible spread of tuberculosis.
What is the deadline for the facility to grant access?
A Colorado health official has given the Aurora detention center until Friday to open its doors to inspectors.
Coverage (5)
- Pressure on Colorado AG to force Aurora ICE detention center to allow a tuberculosis investigation Colorado Public Radio · 1d ago
- Investigation into possible tuberculosis spread at Aurora ICE facility blocked by private company, health officials say The Colorado Sun · 1d ago
- Tuberculosis outbreak at Colorado ICE jail sickens at least 12 detainees The Guardian · 1d ago
- Colorado health official gives Aurora detention center until Friday to open doors to inspectors in tuberculosis probe The Denver Post · 1d ago
- Health officials demand access to Aurora ICE facility over tuberculosis case KDVR · 1d ago
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