Companies Sprint to Sell More ICE Detention Centers Before Democrats Take Control

CoreCivic has sold four detention centers to DHS this year for $2.2 billion, and CEO Lucibeth Mayberry told investors ICE should “move quickly” on more sales before Democrats take control of Congress in January. GEO Group CEO George Zoley expects to sell four centers to DHS by year’s end if GEO keeps long-term management contracts; GEO recently sold its 2,600-plus-bed Adelanto, California, complex to ICE for $950 million. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said the companies’ executives can expect to be called to testify.