WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement in response to a report (https://www.denverpost.com/2026/09/22/ice-immigration-dentention-tuberculosis-quarantine/) by the Denver Post that an entire pod was placed on quarantine after being exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at the Aurora ICE Detention Facility. Neither ICE nor local health officials confirmed the report.
"Public health officials can't stop a TB outbreak they're not allowed to track," said Hickenlooper. "ICE's refusal to follow Colorado law or give members of Congress answers puts lives at risk. They're trying to slow us down, but we won't stop pushing until we get to the bot...