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    ‘Enough is enough’: Immigrants sue private prison company GEO Group over $1 a day wages

    Syndicated on by David Isenberg

    Daily Kos Attribution: AP Detained immigrants forced to work at a GEO Group facility in Washington, D.C. The caption says its during a media tour in 2019, because the prison thought… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private immigration prisons are a wasteland of human rights abuses, and of federal dollars

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    Daily Kos Attribution: AFP via Getty Images “Mothers, wives and family members of detainees at the Adelanto Immigration Detention Center rally outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on September 30,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    For-profit immigration prison fights detainee labor class action at Ninth Circuit

    Syndicated on by David Isenberg

    For-profit immigration prison fights detainee labor class action at Ninth Circuit Disciplinary and sanitation policies given the green light by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of its contract with private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    A year after Biden’s executive order on private prisons, business is still booming

    Syndicated on by David Isenberg

    NewsletterSign In California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation personnel make their way outside the Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility in McFarland, California. Source: Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images Politics A year after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    A year after Biden’s executive order on private prisons, business is still booming

    Syndicated on by David Isenberg

    California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation personnel make their way outside the Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility in McFarland, California. Source: Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images Politics A year after Biden’s executive… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Settlement compels ICE to preserve COVID safety measures, limits ability to re-detain immigrants at Mesa Verde, Yuba facilities

    Syndicated on by David Isenberg

    Settlement compels ICE to preserve COVID safety measures, limits ability to re-detain immigrants at Mesa Verde, Yuba facilities Local News by: Jason Kotowski Posted: Jan 27, 2022 / 04:23 PM PST… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DHS seeks contractor to run migrant detention facility at Gitmo, guards who speak Haitian Creole

    Syndicated on by David Isenberg

    Immigration DHS seeks contractor to run migrant detention facility at Gitmo, guards who speak Haitian Creole DHS told NBC News it is not sending “and will not send Haitian nationals being… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Guess Who’s Wrapping People this Holiday Season?

    Syndicated on by David Isenberg

    Daily Kos Attribution: ICE-Air Contractor Omni Air International preparing for take-off at Alliance Field, Fort Worth, TX, with Cameroonian asylum seekers aboard restrained in The WRAP (image courtesy of Texas Dream… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Court rejects GEO Group’s effort to reduce settlement won by immigrants forced to work for $1 a day

    Syndicated on by David Isenberg

    Daily Kos Attribution: Getty Images “Protesters gather in front of the GEO Group headquarters to speak out against the company that manages private prisons across the United States on May 4,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Multimedia story: Life Inside Adelanto – Stories from the ICE detention center

    Syndicated on by David Isenberg

    Protesters at the national day of action protest in downtown Los Angeles Sept. 23, 2021 Briana Walden Multimedia story: Life Inside Adelanto – Stories from the ICE detention center Written and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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