The Latest Breaking News from GEO Group

ICE detainees at New Jersey jail were beaten and pepper-sprayed in their cells, officials and families say

Protests continue outside Delaney Hall as hunger strike over conditions inside enters a second week

The Independent UK · May 28

‘We won’t stop until they’re free’: protesters outside a New Jersey ICE facility in their own words

Organizers rally outside Delaney Hall, facing violent clashes with agents, as over 300 detainees are on hunger strike

The Guardian - US · May 28

‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail

A day after ICE officials pepper-spray senator, tensions ramp up outside facility on fifth day of hunger and labor strike

The Guardian - US · May 27

Trump taps former private prison executive to lead ICE

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The Independent UK · May 13

ICE's New Chief Helped Build the Immigration Detention System He Now Oversees

Before returning to ICE, David Venturella worked as a senior executive at GEO Group, one of the largest private prison and immigration detention contractors in the United States

Latin Times · May 13

ICE targets Plan B after backlash to mega-jails plan

Immigrant detention expansion continues under Mullin.

Axios · May 7

When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases

The phrase “concentration camp” is freighted with dark historical meaning. Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust.

The Conversation · May 1

Washington state says Geo Group refuses to let health inspectors into detention facility

Washington state has asked a federal judge to force private prison operator The Geo Group to allow health inspectors into its for-profit immigration detention center in Tacoma, which has been the subject of thousands of complaints from detainees in recent years

The Independent UK · Apr 29

Lawmakers and Activists Demand Answers After ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike at Michigan Facility

Lawmakers and civil rights groups in Michigan are demanding an independent investigation of the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. The initiative came after immigrants under custody in the privately operated ICE facility launched a hunger and labor strike to protest what advocates described as medical neglect, inadequate food,…

Latin Times · Apr 27

Family of Mexican National Who Died in ICE Custody Demands Justice: 'This Is Not a Way to Lose a Loved One'

While in custody, ICE said Ramos-Solano received ongoing medical care for several conditions, including diabetes and hypertension, identified during intake at the facility, but so far immigration authorities have not released a cause of death.

Latin Times · Mar 31