Aurora Sentinel: Aurora city lawmakers are right to push for greater oversight of the GEO Group’s ICE immigration detention center, and they shouldn’t be cowed by critics who dismiss the effort as “performative.”

The real performance has been the years-long pretense by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and GEO Group that the Aurora detention facility operates safely, humanely and transparently.

The evidence and records are clear. It does not.

The GEO detention center in Aurora has long been dogged by allegations of documented abuse, neglect, medical indifference and dangerous conditions. Reports from immigrant advocates, members of congress, health officials and former detainees have painted a grim picture for years. Detainees have described inadequate food, poor sanitation, denial of medical treatment and retaliation against those who complain. Multiple people held there have died following allegations of negligent or cruel treatment.

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