GEO Group

GEO Group is a private real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and manages correctional, detention, and reentry facilities. The company has recently been in the news due to its involvement with immigration detention centers, specifically Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. This facility has been the site of significant protests and demonstrations related to family visitation policies and policing tactics. Furthermore, a former executive from GEO Group, David Venturella, was appointed to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration, highlighting the company's connection to immigration enforcement. The ongoing situation at Delaney Hall, including the imposition of a curfew by the mayor of Newark and the partial restoration of family visitation, underscores the current public scrutiny and activism surrounding private detention facilities and their operations.