Gov. Ferguson, AG Brown sue GEO Group over alleged denial of health inspections at Tacoma ICE facility

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson and Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown are suing GEO Group, the private company that runs the Northwest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center in Tacoma.

Ferguson and Brown want a judge to order the facility to allow state health inspectors inside.

Inspectors have been turned away 10 times, despite more than 3,500 complaints alleging unsafe food, medical neglect, and unsanitary conditions at the detention center, according to Brown’s office…

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