GEO Group Completes $950M Sale of Its Adelanto, California ICE Facilities to DHS and Keeps Operating Them Under Its ICE Contract

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GEO Group announced the completed sale of its 1,280-bed Adelanto West ICE Processing Center, its 660-bed Adelanto East ICE Processing Center and its 704-bed Desert View Annex in Adelanto, California to the United States, through the Department of Homeland Security, for an aggregate gross sales price of $950 million. After taxes and fees, GEO anticipates receiving approximately $705 million in net proceeds.

GEO expects to continue providing support services under its existing ICE contract for the facilities, with a full term effective through December 19, 2034, inclusive of a five-year option period. The company says it remains engaged in an active process for the sale of multiple other company-owned facilities to ICE, subject to mutual agreement on price and GEO’s continued management of those facilities under long-term support services contracts.

The earlier California purchases are at 2026-07-02–dhs-buys-corecivic-otay-mesa-california-city-1-5b-oversight-shield.

Sources & Citations

[1] The GEO Group Sells the Adelanto, California ICE Processing Center Complex Comprised of Three Facilities Totaling 2,644 Beds for $950 Million — GEO Group, via Business Wire · Oct 5, 2026 Tier 1

[2] U.S. Government Buys SoCal ICE Complex for $950M — Commercial Observer · Oct 5, 2026 Tier 2

[3] The $950M Sovereign Buyout, Folkston Solitary Retaliation, and the Limits of Carceral Real Estate — Eyes on ICE · Oct 7, 2026 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “GEO Group Completes $950M Sale of Its Adelanto, California ICE Facilities to DHS and Keeps Operating Them Under Its ICE Contract.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 5, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-05--geo-group-completes-950m-sale-of-three-adelanto-ice-facilities-to-dhs-keeps-operating-them/