Supreme Court Ruling In GEO Group, Inc., v. Menocal, Et Al.

The ruling was issued on February 24, 2026, by the U.S. Supreme Court. The unanimous ruling stated that GEO Group as a federal contractor is not immune from a lawsuit filed by detainees at one of its private immigration detention facilities in Colorado The lawsuit alleged that GEO Group forced detainees to work for $1 per day, which violated a federal ban on forced labor and Colorado’s prohibition on unjust enrichment . . .