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All tied to a lawsuit over private contractor. dan springer has that story. >> illegal immigrants who fight deportation have for decades been paid 1 dollar day if they volunteered to work on detention. it has never been an issue until now. washington state attorney general, democrat bob who is part of the 51 lawsuits against the trump mr. asian, sued geode over a fighter private federal contractor who'd been hired to run these detention centers. he claims that companies violate in the state's minimum wage law. set at $12 an hour. the complaint alleges the practice of paying detainee workers 1 ...

Who are in the country illegally and are awaiting deportation hearings and are technically not even eligible to work in the u.s. but congress said years ago they could make $1 a day while in custody. washington state sued geo group, contrasted, contracted by i.c.e. to run the detention center into, along with certain other facilities in the country. the lawsuit claims that because they are private company it must comply with the state minimum wage law. the complaint alleges, "the practice of paying detainee workers $1 per day has unjustly enriched the defendant." i.c.e. officials call it just ...