Michael Linhorst
@michaellinhorst.bsky.social
First Amendment / media lawyer and a former / sometimes current journalist. Cornell Daily Sun, Bergen Record alum.
Its opponents warn that if Geo Group wins at the Supreme Court, it could make it hard for anyone to sue government contractors, creating a category of companies that would effectively be above the law. newrepublic.com/article/2020...
The Case That Could Rein in Private Prison Abuses—or Turn Them Loose
One of the biggest firms in the industry wants the Roberts court to grant it sovereign immunity. Even the Trump administration is in opposition—to a point.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Its opponents warn that if Geo Group wins at the Supreme Court, it could make it hard for anyone to sue government contractors, creating a category of companies that would effectively be above the law. newrepublic.com/article/2020...
The case is The Geo Group v. Menocal. Geo Group — which is the largest jailer of immigrants for ICE — argues that as long as it faithfully follows ICE's instructions, it cannot be sued because it's entitled to derivative sovereign immunity.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The case is The Geo Group v. Menocal. Geo Group — which is the largest jailer of immigrants for ICE — argues that as long as it faithfully follows ICE's instructions, it cannot be sued because it's entitled to derivative sovereign immunity.
Reposted by Michael Linhorst
And our Canal Street story on how local policing and the First Amendment get flipped inside-out when its done by feds in masks, accountable to who knows who, from elsewhere -- nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/27/u...
Ugly Truth: Feds' Canal Street Raid Pushed Aside NYPD, Safety and Free Speech - Streetsblog New York City
President Trump's heavily armed and masked immigration troops are turning American cities into battlegrounds — and eliminating accountability and free speech in the public realm.
nyc.streetsblog.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
And our Canal Street story on how local policing and the First Amendment get flipped inside-out when its done by feds in masks, accountable to who knows who, from elsewhere -- nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/27/u...
Reposted by Michael Linhorst
Here's the kicker: Geo’s chairman, George Zoley, is an immigrant himself. He arrived here as a child from Greece. @michaellinhorst.bsky.social looks at the company—and man—at the heart of Trump’s hard-line immigration machine. 6/6 www.fastcompany.com/91396722/the...
The house that ICE built
Geo Group, America's largest for-profit jailer of immigrants, is preparing for a windfall under Trump. Its chairman is an immigrant himself.
www.fastcompany.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Here's the kicker: Geo’s chairman, George Zoley, is an immigrant himself. He arrived here as a child from Greece. @michaellinhorst.bsky.social looks at the company—and man—at the heart of Trump’s hard-line immigration machine. 6/6 www.fastcompany.com/91396722/the...