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Supreme Court rules GEO Group can't avoid lawsuit over detainee forced labor at Colorado facility.
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on February 25, 2026, that GEO Group cannot avoid a lawsuit alleging that immigration detainees at a Colorado facility were forced to work for as little as $1 per day.
The decision allows the 2014 case to proceed, rejecting GEO’s claim of immunity as a government contractor.
The lawsuit accuses the company of requiring detainees to perform janitorial and maintenance work under coercive conditions, violating labor laws.
The ruling is procedural and does not determine the case’s outcome, but it removes a key legal barrier, potentially affecting similar lawsuits against private prison operators.
GEO Group, which manages about 77,000 detention beds across 98 facilities, has faced prior legal actions, including a $23 million settlement in another case.
La Corte Suprema dictamina que GEO Group no puede evitar una demanda por el trabajo forzoso de detenidos en las instalaciones de Colorado.