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ICE signs contract with GEO Group to reopen Louisiana processing center

  1. Original Date Announced

    April 25, 2019

    ICE and the GEO Group signed a contract modification to reactivate GEO Group's existing 1,000-bed South Louisiana ICE Processing Center located in Basile, Louisiana, which is currently idle, to house federal immigration detainees under an existing intergovernmental service agreement between Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and ICE. The processing center will begin the intake process during the third quarter of 2019. [ID #394]

    The GEO Group Announces Signing of Contract Modification with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Reactivation of the Existing 1,000-Bed South Louisiana ICE Processing Center
  2. Effective Date

    April 25, 2019

Current Status

Fully in Effect

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice
Subject Matter: Detention
Agencies Affected: ICE

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