November 02, 2026
Former detainees of a Colorado immigration detention facility and private prison operator The GEO Group Inc. struck a deal Monday ahead of trial in a 12-year-old class action that alleged the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor unlawfully profited from the detainees' forced labor.
October 21, 2026
A 12-year-old class action by former detainees of a Colorado immigration detention facility alleging private prison operator The GEO Group Inc. unlawfully profited from their forced labor will have a split trial and begin Nov. 2, as scheduled, a Colorado federal judge ruled.
September 23, 2026
Detainees at a Colorado immigration detention facility have pushed back against a prison company's bid to pause their federal forced labor lawsuit before November's trial, arguing the company is treating the U.S. solicitor general's views in a related case as signaling likely Supreme Court intervention.
September 01, 2026
Private prison operator The GEO Group Inc. urged a Colorado federal judge to split an upcoming trial over allegations that it unlawfully profited from detainee labor, saying financial evidence should either stay out of the case entirely or be reserved for a later phase on the amount of punitive damages.
August 27, 2026
A Colorado federal judge ruled Thursday that he will continue to have jurisdiction over a case from detainees accusing private prison operator GEO Group of forcing inmates to do labor without proper compensation despite a pending appeal from the prison group, according to courtroom minutes.
August 13, 2026
Private prison operator GEO Group Inc. has filed a notice of appeal seeking Tenth Circuit review of a Colorado federal judge's failure to rule on its qualified immunity bid in a forced-labor suit by detainees, arguing further delay would effectively deprive it of that protection.
July 08, 2026
A federal judge's ruling on whether the Trump administration can move U.S. Space Command's headquarters from Colorado to Alabama and a jury's determination of liability for a private prison operator in a forced labor class action are among the Colorado court cases to watch in the coming months. Here, Law360 looks at four Colorado cases to watch for during the rest of 2026.
May 21, 2026
A Colorado federal judge ordered Thursday that jurors be permitted to view the inside of an immigration detention facility near Denver, agreeing with detainees that visiting the GEO Group Inc.-operated facility will help them better understand key issues in the detainees' human trafficking class action.
May 12, 2026
A group of former immigrant detainees urged a Colorado federal judge to reject The GEO Group Inc.'s latest bid for a quick appeal in a forced labor class action, arguing the company is trying to relitigate a years-old ruling.
April 08, 2026
Prison operator GEO Group Inc. has asked a Colorado federal judge to pause a forced labor class action brought by former immigrant detainees and certify an appeal for the Tenth Circuit to weigh a question about government contractor immunity that could end the case.