Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be months away from opening more immigrant detention centers in Colorado, which would nearly triple the detention capacity of ICE in the state.

The agency is looking to reopen shuttered prisons in Hudson northeast of Denver and Walsenburg in southern Colorado.

The federal government has allocated more than $170 billion for immigration enforcement. It's part of President Trump's promise of mass deportations .

Hudson Correctional Facility CBS

This week Colorado members of Congress said ICE is close to signing a deal to add detention beds in Hudson.

On Friday, the Washington Post reported it obtained federal documents showing what ICE is planning for Colorado and other states.

That includes adding 1,400 beds in Walsenburg, 1,100 in Hudson,

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