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An ICE Detention Center Roils a Colorado Town and Jolts a House Race
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Town councilors in Hudson, Colorado, faced intense protests during a meeting over plans to open an immigration detention center in a former prison on the town's outskirts.
- Dozens of protesters from nearby cities filled the town hall, expressing anger and chanting accusations such as "You’re Nazis!" while holding anti-ICE signs.
- Hudson is a small town of 1,600 people, located in a predominantly rural and conservative area, contrasting politically with nearby Denver.
- The detention center controversy highlights the deep political and social divides between Hudson's conservative residents and activists from more liberal parts of Colorado.
