Federal immigration officials intend to triple Colorado’s immigrant detention capacity by opening as many as three new facilities, according to planning documents obtained by the Washington

There could be up to three new immigrant detention centers in Colorado run by federal authorities by the end of the year, tripling the state’s existing detention capacity, according to documents published Friday by The Washington Post.

Private prison company CoreCivic is temporarily barred from holding detainees at its Leavenworth facility, but preparations to reopen are continuing.