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UK ends Bibby Stockholm Barge contract

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The UK’s labor government announced Tuesday that it will end the Bibby Stockholm barge contract as of January 2025. The decision not to renew the contract is part of the government’s strategy to clear the asylum backlog and reform the asylum system. This will accordingly contribute to the expected £7.7

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Australia bill asks government to take in 150 refugees held off Nauru and Papua New Guinea

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After ten long years of offshore detention it is abhorrent that about 150 people remain exiled in PNG and Nauru,” Greens Immigration spokesperson Senator Nick McKim said in a statement. ” Meanwhile Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young urged “Labor to help us bring an end to a decade of inhumanity.”

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Washington State Supreme Court rules immigration detainees entitled to minimum wage

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The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that civil immigration detainees employed in private facilities must be treated as legal employees and are thus entitled to the minimum wage stipulated by the state. The post Washington State Supreme Court rules immigration detainees entitled to minimum wage appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Washington federal court rules against for-profit immigration detention center for minimum wage violations

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A federal district court in Washington state ruled against a Tacoma for-profit immigration detention center in a minimum wage suit Tuesday, ordering its owners to pay $5.9 As such, the center will be shut down before 2025, when GEO’s contract with ICE expires. million in back wages owed to detainee workers.

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Washington governor signs bill to ban for-profit jails

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Wednesday that bans for-profit detention centers, including immigration facilities, in the state of Washington. The Northwest Detention Center is one of the United States’ largest, for-profit immigration jails. The Northwest Detention Center is a 1,575-bed immigration jail.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

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We run a gender decoder for all new job postings, and we hired international contract software engineers. We are currently working through POCs and contracts with several service providers. Diversity: One-half of our owners are immigrant people of color. Anything else? We have small and midsize law firm customers. Anything else?

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New Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China: Key Updates for Importers 

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Over the weekend, President Trump signed three executive orders imposing new tariffs on imports from Canada , Mexico , and China : 25% tariff on imports from Canada will take effect on February 4, 2025. 25% tariff on imports from Mexico are now scheduled to take effect on March 4, 2025. Duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C.