ICE, GEO Group reach deal to convert 1,320-bed NC prison into immigration center
A former federal prison in northeastern North Carolina owned by Florida-based GEO Group will be repurposed as a federal immigration processing center under an agreement with ICE.
ICE has struck a deal with Florida-headquartered GEO Group to convert a former federal prison in northeastern North Carolina into a 1,320-bed federal immigration processing center. The privately owned facility will be repurposed to process and house immigration detainees under the agreement.