A jury in Washington state awarded $US 22.9 million ($30.44 million) in back pay to immigrants who were denied the minimum wage while working at a detention centre, according to Adam Berger, an attorney representing the detainees.The immigrants who would be eligible for the award, which was announced on Friday, worked at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma since 2014.The GEO Group, a Florida-based company that runs the for-profit facility, could appeal, meaning the money won't be distributed until that's resolved.
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