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Corporate owners of ICE detention centers report another revenue surge
Summary by The Waco Editorial Desk Patrick Terpstra , as published by KXXV (ABC 25) News
· August 10, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The GEO Group reported a revenue increase of 15 percent, attributed to ICE contracts.
Companies operating ICE detention centers are experiencing revenue growth. CoreCivic and the GEO Group, which have government contracts, recently released their second quarter earnings reports. The GEO Group reported a revenue increase of 15 percent, attributed to ICE contracts.
CoreCivic saw a larger jump in revenue, at 27 percent. Further details on the companies' financial performance and expectations for the rest of the year are available from the companies' earnings reports, as reported by KXXV News.
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Category: business Published: August 10, 2026 Source: KXXV (ABC 25) News Reading time: 1 min
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