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Colorado towns are in the dark about whether ICE will reopen private prisons in their communities

Some local government leaders are optimistic, some skeptical about possibility of incarcerating immigrants.

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com.

All Walsenburg Interim City Administrator John Galusha knows about the plans for the long-closed private prison in the city he oversees is what he’s read in the news: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering reopening it to detain immigrants.