The GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal, 607 U.S. 438 (2026), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that an order denying a government contractor's claim of derivative sovereign immunity cannot be immediately appealed.
Background The GEO Group operates the Aurora Immigration Processing Center under United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract. The center ran a Voluntary Work Program where detainees could work for compensation of $1.00 per day, which Menocal filed suit under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and Colorado's prohibition against unjust enrichment. GEO claimed its actions were protected under derivative sovereign immunity which was denied by the District of Colorado. The 10th Circuit dismissed the appeal by the GEO Group for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court granted certiorari.
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Further reading Al Shimari v. CACI - BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES AS AMICUS CURIAE at SupremeCourt.gov