Private prison company GEO Group has been accused by the National Labor Relations Board of retaliating against immigrant detainees who protested working conditions inside a California facility.

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld rulings requiring private prison operator GEO Group to pay more than $23 million to the state of Washington and hundreds of immigrant detainees who were paid $1 a day to participate in a work program.

Geo Group Inc. is being accused by the US government of violating federal labor law by retaliating against immigrant detainees who supported work stoppages.

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As the new Trump administration promises mass deportations of people who entered the U.S. illegally, a private prison company is staffing up with former officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed in a statement that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a local establishment in the city.

The for-profit company operating the facility has invested $70 million to "meet the anticipated requirements" of federal immigration enforcement under Donald Trump.

The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its goals, or what the cost will be.

At least 27 agencies across the nation are currently listed as having submitted applications to the program, including agencies in Texas, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Nearly half of the pending applications are from Florida law enforcement agencies.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed in a statement that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a business establishment in the city.

ICE agents often operate in the community without notifying local authorities and may wear uniforms resembling those of local police, creating potential confusion, Napa’s police chief said.

U.S. attorneys’ offices were told to investigate any official who defies federal immigration enforcement efforts and consider prosecuting them.