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 @ISIDEWITHNewsImmigrationUnited StatesSupreme CourtLegal RulingPrivate PrisonsForced Labor•••4mos ago

Supreme Court Deals Blow to Private Prison Firm in Forced Labor Case Involving ICE Detainees

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled against GEO Group, a major private prison contractor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in a case alleging that immigrant detainees were forced to work for as little as $1 a day.

The decision means GEO Group cannot immediately appeal a lower court's rejection of its claim to immunity from such lawsuits. This procedural ruling allows a class-action lawsuit by detainees in Colorado, who say they were compelled to perform unpaid or underpaid labor, to proceed. The case centers on whether private contractors can be shielded from liability when accused of violating labor laws in federal detention centers.

The outcome could have significant implications for private prison operators and the treatment of detainees nationwide.

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 @BBFRTHN from Georgia  commented…4mos4MO

ICE should be talked about is an important debate

 @BBFJL4K from California  commented…4mos4MO

It matters because it allows immigrant detainees to hold private prison companies accountable for alleged forced labor, setting a precedent for government contractors’ legal responsibility.

 @BBFM494 from California  commented…4mos4MO

Tell us what ICE is really doing!

 @BBFVJR7 from South Carolina  commented…4mos4MO

ICE continues to act too recklessly and should be more regulated.

 @BBFTYHQ from Illinois  commented…4mos4MO

private prisons are just a stupid way for billionaires and millionaires to make more money

 @BBFLTPM from Georgia  commented…4mos4MO

Private prisons are unethical and promote profit over rehabilitation

 @BBFPX22 from Washington  commented…4mos4MO

I am amazed that our highly-compromised Supreme Court protected ICE detainees and rebuked for-profit prisons.

 @BBFTWWX from New York  commented…4mos4MO

I don't think they should be able to do that with out Andy consequences because you can force labor even though that's still a big problem

 @BBHBQG3Socialist from New York  commented…4mos4MO

I think Trump should just leave illegal immigrants alone if they're not doing a crime that hurts people.

 @BBG2D8B from North Carolina  commented…4mos4MO

ICE is imporant to learn about and discuss.

 @BBFX3ZHIndependent from Georgia  commented…4mos4MO

The topic of ICE and what is going should be more involved in the news whether or not someone dies. With what is going on more light needs to be brought not only to those killed by ICE but those who are being abused and hurt by what ICE is doing to them and their families.

 @BBFX3ZHIndependent from Georgia  commented…4mos4MO

Trump matters less than ICE detainees.

 @BBFWTXP from Virginia  commented…4mos4MO

Let go of all the detainees let them go home

 @BBFQNLP from Pennsylvania  commented…4mos4MO

I think that this can be a huge threat to people walking if Japan was bombing different countries.

 @BBBVD4F  from Kentucky  commented…4mos4MO

Nobody,even if they are authorities or not should not force anyone to do what they don't want to do

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…4mos4MO

Supreme Court rules against private prison firm alleged to have forced immigrant detainees to work for $1 a day

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 @ISIDEWITHlinked…4mos4MO

Supreme Court rules against private prison firm facing forced-work suit from immigration detainees

https://apnews.com

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…4mos4MO

Supreme Court deals setback to ICE detention contractor in fight over detainee work

https://politico.com

 @9ZRHFYK from Florida  commented…4mos4MO

I think this makes sense given that ICE detainees haven't been adjudicated in a court of law. Hopefully this doesn't mean that prisons (private or otherwise) have to pay prisoners after they've been found guilty.

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