Immigration and Customs Enforcement said police in Aurora, Colorado, were unwilling to help after two illegal aliens escaped the city’s detention center on Tuesday.
The pair escaped that night after a power outage at the Denver Contract Detention Facility, according to Fox News.
Joel Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 32, and Geilond Vido-Romero, 24, were last accounted for earlier that day at 2:00 p.m. during a facility head count.
Around 9:30 p.m., the power went out, and the two illegal aliens likely escaped through the facility’s back doors, which led to an open soccer field.
The facility wouldn’t realize the pair was missing until 12:35 a.m. on Wednesday.
ICE said it received a lackluster response after contacting Aurora police for help finding the escapees.
“Local authorities were notified immediately and declined to assist with the search,” a spokesperson for ICE said in a statement.
“ICE also notified additional state and federal law enforcement partners. The aliens are still at large and the search is ongoing,” the statement added.
Anyone with “information on the whereabouts of these individuals” was encouraged to call the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or fill out a tip form online.
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