New: ICE paid $15 million to private prison giant GEO group for expulsion flights of 15,000 #Haitians. Contract was no-bid, goes through 10/6.
GEO group is profiting off the biggest racist mass expulsion in recent history sam.gov/opp/91706b03fe…
To put in in comparison - the UN sought $15 million for relief in Haiti in August. Instead, the Biden admin gave GEO group $15 million for mass expulsion flights.
GEO’s proposed price of $7.8 million for 44 flights over a two-week period was determined "fair and reasonable"
The contract was for two weeks, 9/21 - 10/5, with a two-week option period that can extend to 10/20. There have been 70 flights since 9/19.
Tell @ICEgov NOT to pay another $7 million to @GEOGroup & STOP the expulsion flights to #Haiti
.@GEOGroup's stock is up 35% in the past 6 months.
On top of the $15 million for expulsion flights to Haiti, GEO is getting new ICE contracts, lobbying for more detention & will likely get the contract to detain Haitians in Gitmo (a contract it held for years)
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