GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.
GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.
And federal prisons house convicted criminals who are specifically carved out of the “no slavery” rules
Immigration detention centers house people who have not been convicted of a crime. If they can legally work, all labor law should apply. If they can’t, the company shouldn’t be able to cut costs by paying them a pittance instead of hiring an actual employee.