Trafficking Victims Protection Act
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Colorado Springs hotel operator
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A federal judge agreed last week that a lawsuit could proceed against the operator of a Colorado Springs hotel for allegedly violating a 20-year-old human trafficking law. The plaintiff, a woman identified as C.J., alleged she was the victim of sex trafficking at the Days Inn by Wyndham Colorado Springs/Garden of the Gods, located at 4610…
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Fort Collins motel operator
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A federal judge agreed earlier this month that a lawsuit could proceed against the operator of a Fort Collins motel for allegedly violating a 20-year-old human trafficking law. The plaintiff, a transgender woman identified as P.C., alleged she was the victim of sex trafficking at the Motel 6 located at 3900 E. Mulberry Street. She claimed…
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10th Circuit rejects appeal of Aurora immigrant detention facility operator in class-action suit
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The federal appeals court based in Denver declined last week to decide the appeal of the private company that operates an immigrant detention center in Aurora, concluding it had no ability to weigh in on the class-action lawsuit before trial. The plaintiffs are detainees who originally filed suit in 2014. They claimed GEO Group, which…