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GEO Group secretly requested ICE change its national detention standards to help them avoid accountability for 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 -- and ICE did.
Here's some of the changes ICE made on behalf of GEO Group's secret request:
1. ICE removed lines saying contractors like GEO Group need to follow state and local laws around how they treat people in detention.
2. ICE now states that people in ICE detention are not employees “and are not entitled to wages or benefits under applicable wage laws or labor regulations.”
This change was privately requested by GEO Group, who are facing lawsuits in three states (including New Jersey) alleging they are violating minimum-wage laws by paying ICE captives $1 per day. By stating that people in detention are not employees, GEO Group will have a better chance of skirting accountability for their forced labor scheme in court.
3. The new standards also no longer state that people in detention must be paid at least $1/per for their participation in "voluntary" labor. This means GEO Group will be able to get away with what's effectively 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆.
According to ICE, part of their reason for releasing the new standards yesterday was to "reduce the burden on our detention operators" -- private prison operators who are already making billions off of the illegal and inhumane detention of our neighbors, including children.
In developing these new standards, ICE consulted GEO Group and CoreCivic, yet did not offer a public comment period.
These changes also come shortly after David Venturella, who earned millions of dollars as a previous executive of GEO Group, was chosen to lead ICE.
Border czar Tom Homan also previously worked for GEO Group.

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