US Immigration and Customs Enforcement told Colorado’s congressional delegation that it intends to open a 1,250-bed detention centre in Hudson, about 30 miles north of Denver, after surging arrests overwhelmed capacity at the agency’s existing Aurora facility. The announcement was delivered during a meeting on Monday, when lawmakers toured the Aurora site. ICE officials said they have “run out of room” after making more immigration-related arrests in the current fiscal year than in all of 2024. The new Hudson complex is designed to relieve crowding in Aurora and to expand the agency’s presence along the Front Range. Democratic Representatives Jason Crow, Brittany Pettersen, Joe Neguse and Diana DeGette used Monday’s visit to press for greater transparency and improved conditions. They met with two detainees, including prominent immigrant-rights campaigner Jeanette Vizguerra, and later criticised what they called limited access and inadequate oversight. ICE pushed back on Tuesday, accusing the lawmakers of arriving late, ignoring established security rules and “making up lies” about the tour. The agency released an email outlining tour protocols to rebut claims that it had obstructed congressional oversight. The Hudson project is part of a broader expansion of detention capacity as the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement nationwide. While ICE has not provided a construction timeline, agency officials said the additional beds are essential to manage record-high detention numbers in Colorado and other interior states.