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ICE contractor sues Netflix over Messiah's "defamatory" portrayal
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The GEO Group is suing over scenes depicting an immigration detention facility bearing its name and trademarks. Messiah "falsely accuses GEO of detaining immigrants in overcrowded overheated rooms with chain-link cages and depriving them of beds, bedding, sunshine, recreation, and educational opportunities," states the lawsuit. "Unlike in Messiah, GEO does not house people in overcrowded rooms with chain-link cages at its facilities, but provides beds, bedding, air conditioning, indoor and outdoor recreational spaces, soccer fields, classrooms, libraries, and other amenities that rebut Messiah’s defamatory falsehoods." Netflix has yet to respond to the lawsuit.
TOPICS: Messiah, Netflix, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Legal
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