The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit asked Washington’s high court to answer that question as it reviews judgments against The GEO Group, the company that owns and operates the facility.
The 1,575-bed Northwest ICE Processing Center, formerly called the Northwest Detention Center, has been owned and operated by GEO since 2005. GEO has a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain people who are awaiting civil immigration proceedings.
