Overview
- Adams County Health Department has confirmed one laboratory‑verified case of active tuberculosis at the GEO Group–run Aurora ICE Processing Center and says its investigation remains incomplete.
- County officials say the facility has not provided the patient access, medical records, housing logs, and movement data needed to finish contact tracing despite a June 25 public health order requiring cooperation.
- ICE and GEO Group publicly deny any confirmed active cases and say the center followed CDC guidance and provided medical care, creating a direct dispute with the county’s account.
- Media and detainee accounts reported multiple symptomatic people, mass testing inside a housing pod, and claims that isolated detainees lacked air conditioning, but Adams County says those higher case counts have not been independently verified.
- The situation highlights gaps in oversight of private detention health practices and could trigger enforcement steps under Colorado’s new law expanding local inspection authority if the facility continues to withhold records.