For Profit Imprisonment
The Geo Group
2026-02-12 The Geo Group is a publicly traded, Florida-based C corporation that invests in private prisons and mental health facilities and has been making profit off ICE detention centers.
https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/04/new-ice-detention-center-mcfarland/
https://time.com/7378284/ice-immigration-detention-contractors-record-revenue/
https://investigate.afsc.org/company/geo-group
2026-05-12 The Trump administration announced former Vice President of for-profit private prisons Geo Group David Venturella would become the new acting director for ICE.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/g-s1-121766/ice-acting-director-venturella
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/ice-dhs-david-venturella-geo-group-private-prisons/
2026-05-22 Detainees at ICE Delaney Hall have been on hunger strike due to horrid conditions and due process violations. The prison is operated by the private for-profit Geo Group.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1omqCrvapw&list=WL&index=3
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/25/us/new-jersey-ice-facility-protests
Behind Closed Doors
2026-05-05 (context) DHS closed its internal watchdog offices that track the abuse of immigrants. This came after a Washington Post investigation found an increase in abuse and excessive force carried out on detainees as the Trump administration over-packs detention centers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5864182-oido-dhs-watchdog-closure/