WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a class action lawsuit by immigrants against the Aurora U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center owned by The GEO Group Inc.

The original lawsuit was brought in 2014 by Alejandro Menocal, a former detainee at the GEO ICE Detention Facility in Aurora, alleging forced labor in violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.

Menocal said he and other detainees were required to do unpaid janitorial work and threatened with solitary confinement if they refused.

Detainees were paid just $1 a day for voluntary work, such as cutting hair or cooking.

In court Monday, the GEO group argued that it has immunity from litigation as a government contractor.

In 2024, the 10th Circuit Court tossed GEO’s appeal

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