Geo Group announces exercise of five-year option for ICE contract

The GEO Group announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has exercised the five-year option period extending the contract for the GEO-owned 1,940-bed Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California through December 19, 2029. ICE and GEO entered into a 15-year contract on December 19, 2019, for the provision of secure residential housing and care at the Adelanto Center, consisting of a five-year base period followed by two five-year option periods. The Adelanto Center employs approximately 350 employees.