US pays $950 million to buy California ICE jails from GEO Group

· Politics · United States

The Trump administration agreed to pay $950 million to buy three California immigration detention facilities from GEO Group Inc., part of a broader push to give the federal government more direct control over the infrastructure behind its mass deportation campaign. The purchase shifts facilities from private operation to federal ownership. The move is part of the administration's push to expand detention capacity as it carries out deportations.

Why it matters：Federal ownership of detention facilities expands US deportation capacity and shifts the private prison industry's role.

Key points

  • The US will pay $950 million for three California detention facilities.
  • GEO Group is the seller.
  • The purchase supports the administration's deportation push.

Sources (original reporting)

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