As the federal government seeks to expand immigrant detention capacity in Colorado, some advocates say that detainees' right to an attorney is being compromised at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Aurora.

The detention center is run by the private prison company GEO Group through a contract with ICE.

"It's becoming very, very difficult to even talk to the individuals that are inside, and even more difficult to be able to do a legal visit, to be able to prepare a case," said Denver immigration lawyer Cristina Uribe Reyes.

Ever since two immigrant detainees escaped after a power outage at the facility in March, the detention center now has multiple daily head counts, says Uribe Reyes.

Detainee at Aurora Immigration Detention Center in 2019. CBS

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