New Jersey mayor to continue fight against Ice detention center after arrest Newark’s Ras Baraka says court fight against Geo Group will go on despite being jailed and charged with trespassing The Guardian - US · May 10, 2025
WATCH: Democratic Newark Mayor Arrested While Protesting Opening of Immigration Detention Center Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday while protesting the opening of a federal immigration detention center Latin Times · May 9, 2025
New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says A federal prosecutor says the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has been arrested at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Not just Alcatraz: the notorious US prisons Trump is already reopening Amid outrage over ‘far-fetched’ plans to revive Alcatraz, Trump is pushing to expand Ice detention to other closed lockups marked by scandals The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025
ICE Opens New Jersey Detention Center Earlier Than Expected Despite Legal Dispute With City of Newark Authorities have identified over two dozen safety issues involving plumbing, fire code compliance, and electrical systems Latin Times · May 6, 2025
Trump Admin Using Tech From Largest Private Prison Operator To Track Down Hundreds Of Migrants A new analysis by The New York Times showed that the government has increased contracts with the Geo Group as it slashes spending across agencies. Latin Times · Apr 14, 2025
Why Trump is jailing student activists in Louisiana, where thousands of immigrants are detained in private prisons Inside the state’s sprawling and remote ICE detention centers, immigrants feel like they’re ‘screaming into a void’ thousands of miles from home, lawyers and advocates tell Alex Woodward The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025
Private Prison Companies Poised for Windfall as Trump Admin Outlines $45B Plan to Revolutionize Immigrant Detention Private prison companies stand to benefit significantly from a sweeping new plan proposed by the Trump administration to overhaul the U.S. immigrant detention system. Latin Times · Apr 9, 2025
ICE chief thinks deportation system should be run like Amazon Prime ‘but with human beings’ Todd Lyons made the comments during an expo where private companies were exploring potential opportunities to profit off of Trump’s deportation agenda The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Notice of immigration escape came too late to help, police say Police say two men escaped from a Denver area immigration detention center apparently after its back doors opened during a power outage The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
More People in ICE Custody Means Smaller Meals and Delayed Medical Care, Detainees Say Those being held say they're having to gather donations to clothe and feed the new arrivals. Capital & Main · Mar 11, 2025
Ice contractor plans for surveillance boom under Trump migrant crackdown Geo Group, an Ice partner, is moving at ‘unprecedented speed’ to build out its monitoring, executive chair says The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2025
Abuse claims are rife in California detention centers. Now the facilities are poised to expand A court has allowed one of state’s largest centers to resume operations, weeks after reports Ice wants to build new ones The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2025
ICE Already Receiving Proposals To Expand Detention Capabilities in Six States Private companies, including CoreCivic and GEO Group, submitted proposals that could collectively add between 6,650 and 12,000 detention beds nationwide Latin Times · Dec 22, 2024
The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2024 Biden extended contracts to private immigration jails despite reports of ‘horrific’ conditions Congress, federal watchdogs and advocates call for closures of facilities as DHS inspector general reports medical shortages, sanitation violations and neglect of detainees
The Guardian - US · Dec 5, 2024 Revealed: Biden lays groundwork to expand immigration jails as Trump readies for office In the past year, the Biden administration has extended contracts for private sector jails before Trump’s plan for mass deportations
Reason · Nov 29, 2024 King County (Wash.) Violated Constitution and Contract by Trying to Ban ICE Flights Through Its Airport From today's opinion in U.S. v. King County, written by Judge Daniel Bress and joined by Judges Michael Hawkins and… The post King County (Wash.) Violated Constitution and Contract by Trying to Ban ICE Flights Through Its Airport appeared first on Reason.com.
Barchart · Nov 15, 2024 Geo Group vs. CoreCivic: Which Stock is a Better Buy? Shares of both GEO Group and CoreCivic are surging as Donald Trump reclaims the White House. But which of these two stocks is a better investment candidate now?
Latin Times · Nov 12, 2024 Private Prison Stocks Soar Further After Trump Confirms Deportation Hawk Tom Homan as 'Border Czar' Shares of The Geo Group and CoreCivic jumped on expectations of ramped-up detention and deportation efforts under Trump's new administration
Barchart · Nov 9, 2024 Make Prisons Great Again with a Geo Group (GEO) Iron Condor Trade For those who are politically agnostic, GEO stock may offer speculators a chance to grab a quick 14% yield this coming week.
Salon · Nov 8, 2024 For-profit jails ready for migrant camps Trump advisors are openly discussing the construction of mass deportation camps along the southern border
Latin Times · Nov 7, 2024 For-Profit Prisons Surge on Stock Market as Investors Expect Trump to Arrest Many Immigrants For-profit prison stock values have surged in anticipation of immigrant arrests leading to increased detainment under President-Elect Donald Trump.
Fortune · Nov 7, 2024 Trump’s election win sends private prisons stocks soaring as investors anticipate hard crackdown on migration President-elect Trump has vowed to launch the biggest deportation in American history—this could translate to big bucks for companies like CoreCivic and Geo Group.
Barchart · Oct 10, 2024 1 Small-Cap Stock Set to Benefit from a Hot-Button Election Issue As the 2024 presidential election approaches, GEO Group, a private prison and detention center operator, is poised to benefit from the ongoing debates around immigration and border control, with its recent contract extensions and solid financial restructuring making it a compelling small-cap stock to watch.
The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2024 More than 60 Ice detainees on hunger strike over ‘inhumane’ living conditions People at two Geo Group facilities in California protest poor food quality, medical neglect and a working wage of $1 a day