Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb
California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California City, California on July 10, 2025. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images America's two largest private prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group, are reporting a combined $1.4 billion in quarterly revenue over the spring as immigration detention closes in on record levels.
- ▪California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California City, California
- ▪Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T.
- ▪Fallon/AFP via Getty Images America's two largest private prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group, are reporting a combined $1.4 billion in quarterly revenue over the spring as immigration detention closes in on record levels.
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Immigration Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb August 8, 20266:00 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Vanessa Romo ICE detention approaches record highs as for-profit prison profits soar Listen · 4:01 4:01 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5923881/nx-s1-9880333" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The CoreCivic, Inc. California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California City, California on July 10, 2025. Patrick T.
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