Activists protest plans for new ICE facility at the site of a former Hudson prison

HUDSON, Colo. (KDVR) — Plans to convert a former prison in Hudson into a new immigration detention center are sparking controversy.

On Saturday, several dozen community members and immigrant rights advocates gathered outside the former Hudson Correctional Facility, which is slated to reopen later this year as an ICE facility. Demonstrators called on local leaders to block the project.

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Jessica Hernandez, a resident of Greeley, said her family’s personal experience with immigration detention still affects them nearly two decades later.

“It’s going to cause panic with our community,” Hernandez said…

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