SEATTLE (AP) -- Washington state on Wednesday sued the operator of one of the largest private immigration detention centers in the United States, claiming thousands of detainees were paid $1 per day for the work they performed but should have received the state's much higher minimum wage....
Big Us Detention Center Sued For Paying Detainees $1 A Day
By PHUONG LE, Associated Press: Nation
Wed, 09/20/2017 - 2:32pm
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