CoreCivic, GEO Group report $1.4B revenue as immigration detention hits record levels
Two largest private prison companies post strong earnings amid Trump administration ties and presidential stock trades.
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CoreCivic and GEO Group reported combined quarterly revenue of $1.4 billion (April–June 2026) as U.S. immigration detention reached nearly 66,000 people, approaching record levels. The earnings announcement came amid reports of Trump administration officials with ties to the companies—including ICE director David Venturella (former GEO Group executive), border czar Tom Homan (former GEO consultant), and former Attorney General Pam Bondi (GEO lobbyist)—as well as analysis showing Trump's brokers made 29 private prison stock trades since his return to office.
- CoreCivic and GEO Group achieved combined Q2 2026 revenue of $1.4 billion amid near-record immigration detention levels (66,000 people).
- Trump administration officials with prior ties to GEO Group hold key posts: ICE director David Venturella (former GEO executive), border czar Tom Homan (former GEO consultant), and former AG Pam Bondi (GEO lobbyist).
- Trump's personal financial stakes in private prison companies include 29 stock trades by his brokers since returning to office, with first purchases on day 10 of his second term.
How it unfolded
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Reaction Public commentary on taxpayer funding
nancylevinestearns.bsky.social shares NPR article with commentary framing immigrants as commodities and criticizing use of taxpayer dollars.
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Reaction Social media reaction begins
sanho.bsky.social posts about the earnings and notes Trump's brokers made 29 private prison stock trades since his return to office.
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Report NPR coverage of private prison earnings
NPR reports the earnings alongside details of administration ties: David Venturella as ICE director, Tom Homan's GEO consultant role, and Pam Bondi's prior GEO lobbying.
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Event Companies announce Q2 earnings
CoreCivic reports $684.9 million in revenue (27% increase over same quarter last year); GEO Group reports $732.1 million (15% increase). Combined $1.4 billion does not include CoreCivic's $1.6 billion from recent facility sales to DHS.
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Event Q2 2026 earnings period begins
CoreCivic and GEO Group record quarterly revenues from April through June 2026, a period that includes rising immigration detention levels.
What people are saying verbatim
“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.”
NPR reporting · NPR
“Both companies say they're also finding other revenue opportunities, like ankle monitors for Haitian immigrants who recently lost their protected immigration status.”
NPR reporting · NPR
“Trump's brokers have made 29 trades of private prison stocks since he returned to office.”
sanho.bsky.social, Bluesky user · Bluesky
“Taxpayer dollars. Immigrants are commodities.”
nancylevinestearns.bsky.social, Bluesky user · Bluesky
“that works out to an average rate of $307,000 per bed”
Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic CEO · NPR
Voices from the web unedited
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“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.” Trump’s brokers have made 29 trades of private prison stocks since he returned to office.
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"Both companies say they're also finding other revenue opportunities, like ankle monitors for Haitian immigrants who recently lost their protected immigration status." https://www. npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-59238 81/geo-group-corecivic-immigration-detention