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One Aurora ICE Escapee Captured, Search for Second Continues

Joel Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez was apprehended after escaping during a power outage, while Geilond Vido-Romero remains at large.

FILE - Visitors walk out of the GEO Detention Center, April 3, 2020, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
The ICE processing center in Aurora, Colo., on Feb. 18, 2025.

Overview

  • Joel Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez was captured by Adams County Sheriff's deputies early Friday after being spotted as a suspicious individual near 64th Avenue and Beech Street.
  • Geilond Vido-Romero, the second escapee, is still missing, and efforts to locate him are ongoing as of Saturday morning.
  • The detainees escaped from the Aurora ICE detention facility on Tuesday night during a power outage that unlocked doors and allowed them to bypass security and scale a perimeter fence.
  • The GEO Group, which operates the facility under a federal contract, is under scrutiny for the security lapse, and the incident has raised concerns about private detention facility management.
  • Tensions persist between ICE and the Aurora Police Department over the response to the escape, with conflicting accounts about delays in notifying local authorities.