NEWS BRIEF
The Denver Gazette reports that Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over plans to convert a shuttered Hudson prison into the proposed Bighorn immigration detention facility.
The lawsuit alleges the agencies did not complete required environmental review and asks the court to halt work, cancel the federal contract with GEO Group, and require compliance with federal law. The proposed facility would have about 1,200 beds and could open later this year, according to the report.
What to know
The state’s lawsuit seeks to pause the proposed Hudson facility while environmental review and other federal-law questions are addressed. The claims have not been decided by a court, and DHS and ICE responses were not included in the supplied report.
Reporting: Marianne Goodland · Denver Gazette · 09-29-2026
