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Payments to smugglers have exceeded $16 billion in the last 15 years…
Refugees pose an overwhelming humanitarian crisis for Europe. As hundreds of thousands seek safety, they are paying immense sums of money to smugglers. Europe’s crisis is not only an urgent humanitarian disaster, but it has also increased the incredibly lucrative industry of human trafficking.
The US Supreme Court has rejected GEO Group’s attempt to shield itself from a lawsuit alleging immigration detainees were forced to work for as little as $1 a day in Colorado. The ruling allows the long-running case to move forward. This decision removes a major legal roadblock and keeps pressure on one of the country’s largest private prison companies. Supreme Court rejects GEO’s immunity argument On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled against GEO
| Wednesday February 25, 2026
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