DENVER — A deadly shooting at a Dallas ICE facility on Wednesday prompted ICE facilities across the country to go into "higher alert", according to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons.

The shooting resulted in the death of one detainee and critically wounded at least two other detainees , according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Wednesday's announcement regarding the alert status for all ICE facilities prompted some concern from immigration advocates who've spent months demonstrating outside of Colorado facilities.

"I think what's going through my mind is, like, a lot of confusion about what is happening right now with the amount of violence," said Brandon Gehrke Quintanilla, with Aurora Unidos CSO.

Gehrke Quintanilla is one of many organizers and demonstrators who've spent sever

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