GEO GROUP WINS NEW ICE CONTRACTS, MOVES TO REOPEN NC PRISON AS DEPORTATION PUSH ACCELERATES

GEO Group is negotiating to reopen the shuttered Rivers Correctional Institution in North Carolina to house ICE detainees while securing major new and modified ICE contracts in New Jersey and Georgia. Its BI Inc. subsidiary also benefited from a one-year extension of ICE’s GPS ankle-monitoring program. The company has drawn scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers over political donations and ties to Trump officials, alongside favorable regulatory and legal outcomes that enabled capacity expansions. Local leaders cite jobs, while critics warn of growing privatized detention with oversight and safety concerns.