DURANGO, Colo. – A bipartisan effort is underway to call for the release of a Durango family who was recently detained by ICE.

Democratic U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper and a representative for Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd said they are working to secure the release of Fernando Jaramillo-Solano, 45, along with his two children, ages 12 and 15.

The family was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while driving near their home Monday, October 27 th .

The family was held at the ICE building in Durango before being transferred to a facility in Texas.

“They are at a family detention center, but it's still a very tough place to be. Those types of places are meant for mothers and their children because that's who we see come a lot across the border

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