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As @projectsaleos.bsky.social reported on Friday, GEO just got a huge boost via a complex Navy procurement system tapped to disburse most of the $45 billion it got last year — allowing ICE to give it contracts with no competitive bids.
Notably, GEO's competitors did not get similar treatment.
Notably, GEO's competitors did not get similar treatment.
🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
ICE Gains Fast-Track Access to Private Prison Giant as It Plans to Nearly Double Detention Capacity
Navy contract allows immigration agency to bypass normal bidding and hire one of its largest detention operators directly as it plans to add 92,000 beds by November
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
As @projectsaleos.bsky.social reported on Friday, GEO just got a huge boost via a complex Navy procurement system tapped to disburse most of the $45 billion it got last year — allowing ICE to give it contracts with no competitive bids.
Notably, GEO's competitors did not get similar treatment.
Notably, GEO's competitors did not get similar treatment.
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Here’s a story about him with no paywall: www.military.com/daily-news/h...
Army Veteran Deported Despite Pending Appeal: 'He Served This Country'
“He served. He did what he was supposed to do. And now he’s not even here.”
www.military.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Here’s a story about him with no paywall: www.military.com/daily-news/h...
I'm all in for Mike Simmons!
February 17, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I'm all in for Mike Simmons!
Mike Simmons has my vote.
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I'm running for Congress to represent the communities that raised me!
I don't look like your typical member of Congress.
But let's be real. "Typical" hasn't been working for everyday people.
youtube.com/shorts/DtF_p...
I don't look like your typical member of Congress.
But let's be real. "Typical" hasn't been working for everyday people.
youtube.com/shorts/DtF_p...
Mike Simmons for Congress
YouTube video by MikeSimmons
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February 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Mike Simmons has my vote.
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