ICE is now tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants via ankle monitors Shift in monitoring methods has led to revenue boost for Geo Group, a private prison firm, that also makes the device The Guardian - US · Aug 6
Two more deaths at Delaney Hall Alleged lack of medical care contributed to the deaths, in addition to 22 deaths in ICE custody this year Salon · Aug 6
As Dodgers head to White House, loyal fans are conflicted: ‘Trump is tearing this city apart’ After ICE raids and protest crackdown, the LA team’s supporters are ambivalent about the World Series winners’ visit The Guardian - US · Jul 22
Citizens Bank to cut ties with CoreCivic and GEO after a fierce public pressure campaign Citizens Bank plans to end its financial relationship with two private prison companies, CoreCivic and The GEO Group The Independent UK · Jul 17
Tuberculosis outbreak at Colorado ICE jail sickens at least 12 detainees The reported infections are the latest in a series of health concerns at the federal immigration jail in Aurora The Guardian - US · Jul 14
Delaney Hall and the new ICE playbook Detainees ended a hunger and labor strike shortly after ICE updated its detention standards Salon · Jun 29
New ICE rule, requested by top contractor, ends pay requirement for migrants who work while detained The move came after The Geo Group was sued in three states for allegedly violating minimum wage laws The Independent UK · Jun 16
NYC Journalist Documents and Alleges Brutality Against Protesters by ICE at Delaney Hall Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, has been a subject of controversial allegations for more than a year now. Protests have not ceased. Brenna Lip (@brennalip), an independent journalist from New York City, relayed the developments on site for the last two weeks. Once a halfway house, Delaney Hall was… The Mary Sue · Jun 15
California Town Lets Private ICE Detention Centers Police Themselves McFarland police don’t respond to calls at detention centers, citing agreement with GEO Group. Crimes go uninvestigated, say attorneys and alleged sexual abuse victim. Capital & Main · Jun 12
Who is George Zoley? GEO Group's Founder Who Came Through Ellis Island at Age Three and Built a Billion-Dollar Empire Detaining Migrants George Zoley, a Greek immigrant, founded GEO Group, America's largest private immigration detention company. His wealth surged under Trump's administration, despite controversies over facility conditions. International Business Times UK · Jun 7
New Jersey sues Geo Group, private operator of Delaney Hall ICE facility State demands access for health inspectors amid reports of ‘inhumane conditions’ at site of protests and hunger strike The Guardian - US · Jun 2
Colombian migrant found dead in ICE custody after guards ignored pleas to call Mom: report Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight The Independent UK · May 27
Feds Reportedly Bought Distressed Properties for ICE Detention at Up to Ten Times Market Value, Benefiting Investors Tied to Trump The Department of Homeland Security's £750 million warehouse purchases tied to Donald Trump are facing scrutiny over alleged overpayments and potential conflicts of interest. International Business Times UK · May 21
Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE's acting leader The Trump administration says a former executive at a private prison operator will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Independent UK · May 13
The Independent UK · Apr 29 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
MarketBeat · Mar 23 GEO Group: High-Risk Stock With High-Reward Potential GEO Group stock is down nearly 50%, but analysts see over 100% upside. Here’s the bull and bear case, policy risks, and what investors should know now
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Family of ‘perfectly healthy’ asylum-seeker who died in ICE custody demand answers: ‘His story cannot end here’ Exclusive details: Jean Wilson Brutus’s relatives only learned he had even been taken into ICE custody was when they received notification of his death, family attorney Oliver Barry told The Independent
International Business Times UK · Jan 22 ICE Detainee Dies in El Paso Detention Facilities, What are the Living Conditions There? Following the death of a third detainee in El Paso, scrutiny turns to a new tent facility at Fort Bliss. Critics fear extreme heat and secrecy will lead to further tragedy.
The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2025 Dim days, bright nights: a hidden cruelty of Ice detention Tens of thousands of people held across the US amid Trump’s immigration crackdown could face an insidious hazard: broken internal clocks
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025 Prison chaplain at ICE facility in Pennsylvania accused of sexually abusing immigration detainee Exclusive: “The system absolutely failed our client,” attorney Trina Realmuto told The Independent
Latin Times · Aug 14, 2025 Private Prison Giant Ordered to Pay Tens Of Millions for Paying Immigrant Detainees $1 a Day For Work A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that The GEO Group must pay more than $23 million for paying working immigrant detainees at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma as little as $1 per day.
The Guardian - US · Jul 15, 2025 Trump’s tax bill funds $6bn expansion of US-Mexico border surveillance, report finds ‘The spending is not about safety’: rights groups concerned as funding for data centralization increases
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 Migrants upset by quality of meals rebel inside NJ detention facility and four escape amid massive police response Unrest stemmed from concerns about the punctuality and quality of meals
Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2025 ‘Malicious’: New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka sues US attorney after arrest Baraka, a candidate for New Jersey’s governor race, has condemned members of Trump administration for ‘false arrest’.
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025 Supreme Court to hear private prison company appeal in suit over immigration detainee $1-a-day wages The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a private prison company facing a lawsuit claiming immigration detainees were forced to work and paid a $1 a day in Colorado