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McFarland
Coverage of McFarland in the Nexus archive.
- ICE detention center to pay $100K settlement in landmark California case
GEO Group, a private immigration detention company, settled a California case for over $100,000 after state regulators cited it for labor and safety violations at a Central Valley facility. The settlement followed allegations that detainees were paid $1 a day to work and faced unsafe conditions, marking the first time a state treated immigrant detainees as workers under labor law.
- Longtime ICE official David Venturella chosen to head agency
David Venturella, a longtime ICE official, has been chosen to head the agency. He was previously seen speaking to the city of McFarland's Planning Commission in 2020. This decision may have implications for the agency's future direction.