Gas-Leak Claims at Two ICE Detention Centers Deepen Scrutiny of Private Operators

Gas-leak allegations surfaced in 2026 at two privately run ICE facilities — Mississippi's Adams County, where detainees said medical care was denied, and Colorado's Aurora, where officials called the complaints a hoax. A third death in August at New Jersey's GEO-operated Delaney Hall compounds questions about ICE's oversight of its contracted detention network.