Northwest Ice Processing Center case (GEO Group Labor 2026)

Under the Fifth Amendment, detained immigrants retain due process protections that govern both the authority to detain and the conditions of confinement, even when detained under immigration authority granted by the Immigration and Nationality Act. Burgos-Martinez challenges the legality of detention at the Northwest Ice Processing Center by asserting either that ICE lacked authority to detain, that detention procedures were inadequate, or that the conditions of confinement violated constitutional minimums. The court will evaluate whether the facility's detention practices satisfy due process requirements and whether any gaps between the claimed detention rationale and actual practice create constitutional liability.