Reposted by Sally Jo Effenson
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
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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.
Larry L King wrote the screenplay.
February 17, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Larry L King wrote the screenplay.
Sickening these are our elected representatives.
February 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Sickening these are our elected representatives.
Reposted by Sally Jo Effenson
