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20-03-2025
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ICE detainees flee from custody in Colorado after reported power outage
Two men held in custody by immigration authorities fled from detention near Denver after a jail's electrical power gave out and inadvertently their doors to freedom, officials said Wednesday. Geilond Vido-Romero, 24, and Joel Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 32, "are still at large and the search is ongoing," the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a statement. ICE jailers in Aurora, about 10 miles east of downtown Denver, noticed the men were gone at about 12:35 a.m. MDT on Wednesday and connected their disappearance to a power outage that happened at about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, authorities said. The Aurora Police Department report states that "when the power went out, the back doors of the facility opened up to the soccer field" and ICE officials believe "that both inmates escaped through the back door when the power went out." Police phone records showed that ICE first called local police for help at 2:32 a.m., meaning the men could have had as much as a five-hour head start. Police said the last time the men were accounted for while in custody was at 2 p.m. "during a facility-wide count. " Both men were last seen wearing "an orange long sleeve top, beige colored pants and black colored Crocs," police added. Gonzalez-Gonzalez, who is from Mexico, is 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds. He came to America through El Paso on Feb. 13, 2013, and was in the Adams County Jail in Brighton, Colorado, on a local charge on Jan. 8 when he came on ICE's radar, officials said. He was then arrested by ICE and has been awaiting a court date. Vido-Romero, originally from Venezuela, is 6-foot and 185 pounds. He entered the United States on Dec 20, 2023, near Eagle Pass, Texas, before an immigration judge on Feb. 18 ordered him sent back to Venezuela, officials said. This article was originally published on
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20-03-2025
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Aurora authorities 'declined' to help search for 2 illegal aliens who escaped Colorado detention facility: ICE
Authorities in Aurora, Colorado, are allegedly declining to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) locate two illegal immigrants who escaped from the Denver Contract Detention Facility on Tuesday, the agency said. Illegal immigrants Joel Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 32, and Geilond Vido-Romero, 24, escaped from the facility at some point on Tuesday after they were accounted for during a 2 p.m. facility-wide count. The Aurora Police Department shared a document with Fox News Digital that said staff at the facility became aware of the escapees at approximately 12:35 a.m. on Wednesday. It also said that an Aurora police officer responded to an "outside agency assist" at 5:13 a.m. on Wednesday. Aurora Police Public Information Officer Joe Moylan said the department did not receive a report about the escaped detainees until approximately 2:30 a.m., two hours after the men were confirmed missing and five hours after the facility's power went out. Aurora Mayor Blasts Denver Counterpart For City's Tren De Aragua And Migrant Crisis The document showed that Assistant Facility Director Mohamed Bennani told Aurora police that the power at the detention center went out at around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and the back doors of the facility opened up to the soccer field. Read On The Fox News App Bennani believes that is when both inmates escaped through the back door. The facility staff started an emergency count around midnight and realized both men were missing. As of late Wednesday, the power is still out at the facility, but authorities said they should be able to review camera footage once it is restored. ICE said when agents contacted local authorities, they declined to assist in the search for the two escapees, who were still on the run as of early Thursday morning. They also said they informed state and federal law enforcement partners of the search. "Two detainees escaped March 18 from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Denver Contract Detention Facility, in Aurora, Colorado. Local authorities were notified immediately and declined to assist with the search. ICE also notified additional state and federal law enforcement partners. The aliens are still at large and the search is ongoing," an ICE spokesperson said in a statement. 'Safer Without Him': Columbia Student Claims Classmate Arrested By Ice 'Hates America' Moylan told Fox News Digital that Aurora police will "assist with the apprehension" if the men are confirmed to be in Aurora. "This was a cold event from the time we were notified about it," Moylan said in a statement. "We are working with our federal partners to determine if the escapees have any connection to the city of Aurora. When the time comes that warrants are active and information is confirmed that these men are in Aurora, we will assist with the apprehension." The Adams County Sheriff's Office has said "no one received a request to assist ICE in any capacity, especially to help locate two escaped detainees," according to FOX 31 Denver. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office also said it was not called. Click To Get The Fox News App The Colorado Bureau of Investigation told FOX 31 it was not assisting ICE with its search for the escapees because it was not contacted by the federal agents. This is a breaking news story and will be updated as information becomes available. Original article source: Aurora authorities 'declined' to help search for 2 illegal aliens who escaped Colorado detention facility: ICE
