GEO Group can't nix $23 mln verdict over immigrant detainee pay
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld rulings requiring private prison operator GEO Group to pay more than $23 million to the state of Washington and hundreds of immigrant detainees who were paid $1 a day to participate in a work program.
Here’s Why The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) Is Skyrocketing
We recently published an article titled Why These 10 Small-Cap Stocks Are Skyrocketing. In this article, we are going to take a look at where The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) stands against the other small-cap stocks.
Tacoma prison must pay $23M for violating minimum wage, court says
The Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, the only privately owned detention center in Washington, can hold up to 1,575 people.
Geo Group Accused by US of Retaliating Against Detainees (1)
Geo Group Inc. is being accused by the US government of violating federal labor law by retaliating against immigrant detainees who supported work stoppages.
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Trump's challenge: where to house millions of immigrant detainees
One of the biggest hurdles to carrying out Trump's mass deportation plans is where to house the millions of people who are in the country without legal status. As many prisons and detention centers are already overcrowded,
Trump issues a slew of immigration-related executive orders on first day of new term
Trump plans 10 sweeping actions on immigration and border security on Day 1
Trump to sign 10 ‘sweeping’ executive orders on border and immigration on first day
Private Prison Operator Fails to Undo $23 Million Verdict (2)
GEO Group Inc. lost its federal appeals court bid to overturn a $23.2 million jury award over the private prison operator’s practice of paying civil immigrant detainees $1 per day for work in detention facilities.
Amsalu Kassaw, an Ethiopian-American, takes a seat on Aurora’s council under the spotlight of immigration politics
The 42-year-old father of three now works as a lieutenant for the GEO Group, the private contractor that runs the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora.
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Ninth Circuit upholds minimum wage requirement for detained immigrant workers
A majority of the Ninth Circuit panel decried the private jail's attempt to argue federal law prohibits it from paying its detained workers minimum wage.
Opinion: Let’s put people over profit. Enough with the immigration threats.
After donating millions to Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, private prison executives are eager to aid his plans of mass deportation. Why? So they can get richer. At Geo Group and CoreCivic,
Trump Starts Immigration Crackdown, Enlisting the Military and Testing the Law
The president’s Day 1 actions included directives that fly in the face of legal limits on involving the military in domestic operations and the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.
How cities across the US are preparing for Trump’s immigration crackdown
State and local leaders across the country are bracing for a tidal wave of aggressive immigration policies and possible mass deportations that President Donald Trump has vowed to enact in the hours and days following his inauguration Monday.