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Daniel M. Kowalski
28 days ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CA9 Affirms Class Certification in TVPA Lawsuit Against CoreCivic
Owino v. CoreCivic "This appeal arises from a class action filed by individuals who were incarcerated in private immigration detention facilities owned and operated by a for-profit corporation, CoreCivic, Inc. These individuals—detained solely...
Daniel M. Kowalski
4 months ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
New Documents Surface in Forced Labor / Wage Theft Case Against CoreCivic
My hero, Andrew Free , reports: "For those considering how labor litigation challenge contractors abuses of so-called “Volunteer” Work Programs may lend support to folks inside ICE’s for-profit human cages, please find attached...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Wrongful Death Suit Against CoreCivic Gets to Proceed with Rehab Act Damages Claim Included: Romero-Garcia v. CoreCivic
R. Andrew Free reports: "Writing to report on a decision handed down Friday, June 25, by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Efrain Romero de la Rosa 's wrongful death lawsuit against CoreCivic's Stewart Detention...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Lawsuit Filed against CoreCivic in NM
ACLU-NM, May 13, 2021 " The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC) today filed a lawsuit on behalf of nine asylum-seekers formerly detained at the Torrance County Detention Facility as...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
NM ACLU Sues CoreCivic Over Treatment of Immigrant Prisoners
Associated Press, May 14, 2021 "The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center on Friday sued a private prison company over the treatment of nine immigrant detainees at the Torrance County Detention Center...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Cruelty and Corruption: Contracting to Lock Up Immigrant Women for Profit at the Hutto Detention Center
UT Law Immigration Clinic, Grassroots Leadership, Mar. 30, 2021 "The story of the T. Don Hutto (“Hutto”) immigration detention center is a story of women deprived of their liberty and dignity in the pursuit of profits for the private...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Force Labor Victory Against CoreCivic at CA5!
Gonzalez v. CoreCivic "CoreCivic [argued] that the TVPA does not regulate “labor performed by immigration detainees in lawful custody.” Or to rephrase it more bluntly, that its activities are categorically exempt from the TVPA. The...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 1 year ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
A Wyoming Town Splits Over a Proposed ICE Jail
Sarah Tory, High Country News, Dec. 1, 2020 "When a private prison company came to Evanston, Wyoming, local officials believed an economic revival was at hand. Instead, it unleashed a bitter debate."
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
ICE Officials Knew Dollar/Day Wages Lacked Congressional Authorization
Jacqueline Stevens, June 22, 2020 E-mail ICE Fought to Keep Secret for Six Years May Clinch Minimum Wage Claims against Private Prisons "For the last ten years I've been conducting research on the history and legality of Immigration and Customs...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Class Action Against CoreCivic Certified: Owino v. CoreCivic
Bianca Bruno, CNS, Apr. 1, 2020 "Private detention company CoreCivic must face a novel employment class action by immigrants held at its facilities in California and nationwide, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in certifying forced labor claims...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 2 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
CA11 on TVPA: Barrientos v. CoreCivic
Barrientos v. CoreCivic "[W]e conclude that: (1) under the plain language of the statute, the TVPA covers the conduct of private contractors operating federal immigration detention facilities; (2) the TVPA does not bar private contractors from...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
What I Saw at the Dilley, Texas, Immigrant Detention Center
Martin Garbus, The Nation, Mar. 26, 2019 "The detention center in Dilley is run by CoreCivic, a company that contributed $250,000 to President Trump’s inauguration. Another owner of detention centers, GEO, gave $225,000 to a Trump PAC prior...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 3 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigration Private Prison Litigation Expands to New Mexico: Ndambi v. CoreCivic
Prof. Jacqueline Stevens, Nov. 16, 2018 -"CoreCivic, aka CCA, Sued in New Mexico for Exploiting People Held during Immigration Proceedings "CoreCivic profits from its operation of Cibola by relying heavily on a captive workforce...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Blog
18 GOP Congressmen Aren't Sure About the 13th Amendment
Betsy Woodruff, Daily Beast, Mar. 15, 2018 Republicans Say Forced Labor Is Good for Detained Immigrants in Letter Defending Private Prison GEO Group is being sued for paying aliens $1 a day or less while they’re locked up. GOP lawmakers say...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Blog
More Lawsuits Filed Against Private Immigration Prisons
Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 30, 2017 - "Immigrants in detention in San Diego are suing a private prison company, alleging exploitation and forced labor that their attorneys say breaks human trafficking laws. The class-action lawsuit...
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