The GEO Group, on the record.
NYSE: GEO, Boca Raton, Florida. Founder George Zoley returned as CEO in March 2026. About a third of all ICE detainees are held in GEO facilities and about half of GEO's revenue is ICE money.
Two renewals in six weeks, then the California cliff.
Aurora, CO: $73.7M task order under the 2022 IDIQ expires. Colorado's tuberculosis suit and the Menocal forced-labor class action both run through this facility.
Tacoma, WA: $63.2M bridge order ends. State inspection and wage rulings stand pending two Supreme Court petitions.
Adelanto ($107.7M) and Mesa Verde ($76.9M) single-year orders end the same week, under a federal conditions injunction at Adelanto.
Big Horn, CO (1,188 beds) and Rivers, NC (1,320 beds) scheduled to open; only $15.7M of Big Horn's first year is funded.
Source: USAspending award file (Sept 5, 2026); Colorado AG statement (Aug 20, 2026); GEO releases (Jul 13 and Jul 29, 2026).
The ledger.
Discipline: timing, scale, and concentration are documented; causation is not alleged. The White House denies any link. The ask is a DHS OIG audit.
Open the full door fileFour ICE leaders, one employer.
- David Venturella, GEO executive 2012 to 2022 and paid consultant after, now acting ICE Director.
- Tom Homan, paid GEO Care consultant before January 2025, now White House Border Czar; helped hire Venturella.
- Matthew Albence, Acting ICE Director 2019 to 2020, GEO SVP since 2022.
- Daniel Ragsdale, ICE Deputy Director, GEO executive since 2017.
- Daniel Bible, ICE's top detention official, to GEO days before the 2024 election.
- Julie Myers Wood, former head of ICE, GEO board since 2014.
Source: NPR via WXXI (Jun 3, 2026); POGO; Warren letter (May 27, 2026).
All eight, with portraits, in Exhibit 12The record, by facility.
Three medical-emergency deaths in eight months. An ambulance held at the gate (Brutus, Dec 2025); medication reportedly denied (Lopez-Cornejo, Aug 2026). Investigation found contaminated food, extreme temperatures, overcrowding, and an active tuberculosis case; state inspectors repeatedly denied entry; New Jersey civil rights investigation open. sources
Four deaths from September 2025 to March 2026. Population rose from 7 in 2023 to 1,570 in 2025 while staffing did not keep pace. Federal injunction July 16, 2026: 24-hour clean water, adequate meals, hygiene supplies, medical care. Ayala-Uribe family suit against GEO and Wellpath. sources
Ten months of documented care denials and delays; detainees told to pay for prescriptions; one death (Dec 2025) with no answers to the congressional inquiry; about 300 men began a hunger strike April 21, 2026. sources
3,500 detainee complaints and 229 sexual abuse reports over ten years, most with no incident review; state inspectors turned away about ten times; court sided with the state July 9, 2026; $23M wage judgment stands. sources
Detainees placed in solitary confinement for refusing to clean common areas (Menocal, class of about 50,000). GEO refused for two months to share tuberculosis case information; Colorado sued August 19, 2026. sources
A GEO officer pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a detained woman, 36 months. A CRCL complaint names a former assistant warden; no supervisor charged. sources
Resumed family detention in 2025; children's cases documented alongside Dilley in the Flores monitor record. sources
Voice rule: names with dignity; family consent before stories or photos. Detention Kills counts at least 45 deaths at GEO facilities over the company's ICE history.
Litigation tracker.
| Matter | What it decides | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nwauzor v. GEO; Washington v. GEO | State minimum wage applies to detained workers: $17.3M to 10,000+ class members and $5.9M to the State, plus injunction | Affirmed; cert pending 25-828 |
| GEO Group v. Menocal | Contractors cannot take an immediate appeal from denial of derivative immunity; first forced-labor class action headed to trial, about 50,000 members | Class proceeding, D. Colo. |
| GEO Group v. Inslee | Washington's health, safety, and inspection laws upheld; states may regulate the operator as a business | Cert pending 26-71 |
| Colorado v. GEO Group | First state AG suit enforcing a public-health (TB) order against an ICE contractor | Filed Aug 19, 2026 |
| L.T. v. ICE (Adelanto) | Preliminary injunction on water, meals, hygiene, and medical care; Fifth Amendment claims likely to prevail | Order in force, Jul 16, 2026 |
| New Jersey: DOH v. GEO; Newark v. GEO; AG investigation | Inspection access, occupancy, and medication practices at Delaney Hall | Pending; mediation May 2026 |
| Ayala-Uribe family v. GEO and Wellpath | Wrongful death, Adelanto | Pending |
| City of Portland v. GEO | Unpaid Clean Energy Surcharge taxes (about $48K); municipal tax enforcement as a lever | Pending, Multnomah Cty. |
Note: postures compiled September 1, 2026; check the docket before public use. The amicus window on the two cert petitions is the near-term coalition opportunity.
Who holds GEO.
Source: GEO DEF 14A (2026); Fintel (Aug 2026). Market cap about $4.5B (Aug 2026, derived); share price 2.2x from its low ($12.51 to $33.15).
Open the owners fileAurora's renewal decision is weeks away.
Tell the officials who fund it, and the shareholders who finance it, that you are watching.