The GEO Group alleges the state inspected the detention facility improperly and that related photos requested by Cascade PBS could pose security risks.
Familias Unidas por la Justicia, a WA migrant workers’ union, is involved in an ongoing lawsuit with the Department of Labor over a shift to hourly pay.
One year after being allegedly stranded by their employer in a Westport, Wash., marina, six migrant workers still haven’t returned home to their families.
Fishing companies say long waits between seasons can be common, but labor experts say offshore foreign workers are “uniquely unprotected” under U.S. policies.