Rios v. GEO Group

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:19-cv-00552

Court:

Texas Western

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Judge:

Richard B. Farrer

Firms

  1. January 09, 2023

    GEO Group and Migrant Fathers, Sons Settle Separation Suit

    Private prison giant GEO Group reached a "confidential settlement agreement" with migrant fathers and their sons who alleged the immigration detention facility operator maliciously separated them with rifles and pistols, GEO and the migrants told a Texas federal judge Monday.

  2. December 10, 2020

    Private Prison Co. Claims Immunity In Family Separations Suit

    Private prison operator GEO Group asked a federal judge Wednesday to throw out claims that it maliciously separated families at a Texas detention center, saying it was acting at the behest of the government and should therefore be granted immunity.

  3. May 28, 2019

    Prison Co. Accused Of Reseparating Families In Texas

    A number of immigrant fathers and sons have accused private prison contractor The GEO Group Inc. of reseparating the families at a Texas detention center and causing unnecessary trauma "with callous indifference," even after a nationwide injunction barred the government from further separating families at the border.