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Private Prison Company GEO Group Seeking Immunity from Lawsuit in Case Before Supreme Court

HeadlineNov 11, 2025

In more Supreme Court news, the private prison company GEO Group is seeking immunity from a lawsuit filed by more than 30,000 former detainees of an ICE jail in Colorado who say they were coerced into participating in a $1-a-day detainee work program. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in the case, with several Supreme Court justices appearing skeptical of GEO Group’s position. GEO Group is claiming “sovereign immunity” — the protection provided to the government from lawsuits — because it was operating under a government contract. The GEO Group is opening more detention centers nationwide and received more than half of its $2.4 billion revenue from federal contracts.

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