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Menocal et al v. The GEO Group, Inc.

  1. December 12, 2024

    Prison Co. Says Jurors Shouldn't See ICE Facility In TVPA Suit

    Private prison operator Geo Group urged a Colorado federal judge to deny immigrant detainees' request to show jurors the inside of its detention facility in a trafficking case, including the size of housing units, arguing Wednesday the facility's size will not be relevant when determining whether detainees performed forced labor.

  2. November 22, 2024

    Detainees Ask To Show Jury Inside Of Colo. ICE Facility

    Immigrant detainees have asked a Colorado federal judge to allow them to show jurors the inside of a detention facility near Denver run by private prison company Geo Group, arguing that a tour is the best way for jurors to understand key issues in a human trafficking class action involving $1-a-day wages.

  3. January 28, 2022

    Akerman Exiting GEO's Calif. $1-A-Day Wage Case

    Akerman LLP will cease representing GEO Group in a California class action over $1-a-day wages for ICE-detained immigrants, with the company's in-house counsel helming an upcoming trial instead, according to a source.

  4. February 27, 2017

    Judge OKs Class Of 50K Detainees In TVPA Suit Against Geo

    A Colorado federal judge on Monday granted class certification to tens of thousands of immigrant detainees in their suit accusing a privately owned detention facility of forcing them to clean the facility for no pay and grossly underpaying them for work programs, saying the detainees had enough in common to meet the requirements.

  5. June 02, 2016

    Prison Co. Slams Cert. Bid In Immigrant Detainee Work Suit

    The owner of a private detention center in Colorado has fired back at a bid for class certification in a suit filed by immigrant detainees alleging they were forced to work for little or no pay, saying the two proposed classes fall "woefully short" of the necessary requirements.

  6. October 22, 2015

    Prison Co. Urges Quick Appeal In Detainee Forced Labor Row

    The owner of a private detention center in Colorado accused of forcing immigrant detainees to work for little or no pay urged a federal judge Wednesday to allow it to immediately appeal to the Tenth Circuit his refusal to toss the case, saying such an appeal might help resolve the case more efficiently.

  7. August 27, 2015

    Prison Co. Denied Reconsideration In Detainee Labor Case

    A Colorado federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid by the owner of a private detention center accused of forcing immigration detainees to work for little or no pay to reconsider denying its motion to dismiss under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, saying the company was just trying to revisit old issues.

  8. August 05, 2015

    Prison Co. Seeks Reconsideration In Detainee Labor Suit

    The owner of a private detention center in Colorado accused of forcing immigration detainees to work for little or no pay asked a Colorado federal judge Tuesday to reconsider denying its motion to dismiss under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, saying the statute doesn't apply to the alleged conduct.

  9. July 08, 2015

    Dentention Center Can't Nix Immigrants' Forced Labor Claims

    A federal judge has ruled the owner of a private detention center in Colorado must face a potential class action alleging it violated federal law by forcing immigrant detainees to work for little or no pay.

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