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George Zoley

Donor & allyHis company has given more than $5.4 million to Trump's super PAC. Founder, chairman and CEO, The GEO Group

Counted by default$1.44B23 LINE ITEMSFederal awards: $1.44B obligated, 23 lines

Schedule A · Itemized

  1. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    ICE ankle-monitor and check-in program (ISAP V) Copy link

    The first order under ICE's new alternatives-to-detention contract, run by GEO's subsidiary BI Incorporated: electronic monitoring and case management for immigrants awaiting hearings. The contract was competed, with two offers. USAspending shows $228,516,114.69 obligated.

    Awarded to BI Incorporated (GEO Group) by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    The New York Times found no evidence linking the donations to contracts awarded to the company. GEO has won ICE contracts under both parties.

    Denies

    The White House and DHS “Any allegation that political donations play a role in agencies awarding government contracts are false,” a White House spokesperson said. DHS said it “runs this process by the book.” The New York Times, via Hawaii Tribune-Herald

    $229M
  2. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Adelanto ICE Processing Center, Dec 2024 order Copy link

    An order for the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California, for the year from December 2024, under a 2019 contract (70CDCR20D00000009); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $120,393,306.26 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $120M
  3. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Adelanto ICE Processing Center, Dec 2025 order Copy link

    An order for detention and transportation at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California, for the year from December 2025, under a 2019 contract (70CDCR20D00000009); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $107,738,200 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $108M
  4. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    North Lake immigration detention center, Michigan Copy link

    Reopening GEO's North Lake prison in Baldwin, Michigan, as an ICE detention center. USAspending records the contract as not competed, on grounds of urgency. USAspending shows $91,860,421 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    The New York Times found no evidence linking the donations to contracts awarded to the company. GEO has won ICE contracts under both parties.

    $91.9M
  5. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Aurora, Colorado detention facility Copy link

    An order for detention, transportation and medical services at GEO's Aurora, Colorado detention facility, from October 2025, under a 2021 contract (70CDCR22D00000001); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $85,103,576.30 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $85.1M
  6. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Mesa Verde and Golden State detention facilities Copy link

    An order for detention at the Mesa Verde and Golden State facilities in California, for the year from December 2025, under a 2019 contract (70CDCR20D00000008); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $77,625,819.39 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $77.6M
  7. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Tacoma detention center, interim order Copy link

    An order for detention and transportation at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, from March to October 2026, before the new 10-year contract, under a contract signed in March 2026 (70CDCR26D00000026); recorded as not competed. USAspending shows $63,236,838.99 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    Recorded as not competed. It covered the months before the 10-year contract signed on October 28, 2026, which is listed separately.

    $63.2M
  8. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    South Texas ICE Processing Center Copy link

    An order for detention and transportation at the South Texas ICE Processing Center, for the year from August 2025, under a 2020 contract (70CDCR20D00000012); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $63,007,446.93 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $63M
  9. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    California detainee housing order, Dec 2024 Copy link

    An order for what the record calls “housing for detainees”, for the year from December 2024, under the same contract as GEO's Mesa Verde and Golden State facilities in California, under a 2019 contract (70CDCR20D00000008); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $61,491,466 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has held the underlying contract since 2019; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $61.5M
  10. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Montgomery Processing Center, Houston Copy link

    An order for continued detention and transportation at the Montgomery Processing Center in Houston, under a 2017 contract (HSCEDM17D00009); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $60,035,628 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $60M
  11. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Delaney Hall immigration detention center, Newark Copy link

    The first order under a new contract for the 1,000-bed Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, recorded as competed with two offers. USAspending shows $58,637,673.24 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    The New York Times found no evidence linking the donations to contracts awarded to the company. GEO has won ICE contracts under both parties.

    $58.6M
  12. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Western Region Detention Facility, San Diego (U.S. Marshals) Copy link

    An order for detention at the Western Region Detention Facility in San Diego, for the year from November 2025, under a 2017 contract (15M40018DA3500001); recorded as competed under simplified acquisition procedures. USAspending shows $57,413,465.35 obligated of a potential $531,183,828.35.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Marshals Service

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $57.4Mof $531M potential
  13. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Adelanto and Desert View Annex, Sept 2026 order Copy link

    An order for detention at the consolidated Adelanto and Desert View Annex centers in California, for the year from September 2026, under a 2019 contract (70CDCR20D00000009); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $53,590,841.12 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $53.6M
  14. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Broward Transitional Center, Florida Copy link

    An order for detention at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida, for the year from September 2025, under a 2021 contract (70CDCR21D00000004); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $52,249,076 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $52.2M
  15. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    ICE ankle-monitor and check-in program, second order Copy link

    The second order under ICE's alternatives-to-detention contract with GEO's subsidiary BI Incorporated. USAspending shows $41,018,888.74 obligated.

    Awarded to BI Incorporated (GEO Group) by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    The New York Times found no evidence linking the donations to contracts awarded to the company. GEO has won ICE contracts under both parties.

    $41M
  16. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Delaney Hall detention center, second year Copy link

    The second-year order for the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. USAspending shows $38,610,726 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    The New York Times found no evidence linking the donations to contracts awarded to the company. GEO has won ICE contracts under both parties.

    $38.6M
  17. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    El Centro detention facility (U.S. Marshals) Copy link

    An order for detention at the government-owned facility GEO operates in El Centro, California, from November 2025 to October 2027, under a 2019 contract (15M40020DA3500004); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $37,178,620.76 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Marshals Service

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $37.2M
  18. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Desert View Annex, Dec 2024 order Copy link

    An order for detention at the Desert View Annex in Adelanto, California, for the year from December 2024, under a 2019 contract (70CDCR20D00000009); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $34,270,827.48 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $34.3M
  19. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Big Horn immigration detention center, Colorado Copy link

    The base-period order for a 1,188-bed ICE detention center in Hudson, Colorado, under a five-year contract the company valued at $85 million a year. USAspending records it as not competed (only one source). GEO gave MAGA Inc. $1 million three days after announcing the contract, The New York Times reported. USAspending shows $30,229,855.99 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    The New York Times found no evidence linking the donations to contracts awarded to the company. GEO has won ICE contracts under both parties.

    Denies

    The White House and DHS “Any allegation that political donations play a role in agencies awarding government contracts are false,” a White House spokesperson said. DHS said it “runs this process by the book.” The New York Times, via Hawaii Tribune-Herald

    $30.2M
  20. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Desert View Annex, Dec 2025 order Copy link

    An order for detention at the Desert View Annex in Adelanto, California, for the year from December 2025, under a 2019 contract (70CDCR20D00000009); recorded as competed. USAspending shows $27,288,000 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    GEO has run this facility since before the 2024 election; this order continues that business, and orders like it were also placed under earlier administrations.

    $27.3M
  21. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Rivers immigration detention center, North Carolina Copy link

    The first order for a 1,320-bed ICE detention center in Winton, North Carolina, under a five-year contract the company valued at $80 million a year, recorded as not competed (only one source). GEO gave MAGA Inc. $413,000 two days after announcing it, The New York Times reported. USAspending shows $25,436,468 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    The New York Times found no evidence linking the donations to contracts awarded to the company. GEO has won ICE contracts under both parties.

    Denies

    The White House and DHS “Any allegation that political donations play a role in agencies awarding government contracts are false,” a White House spokesperson said. DHS said it “runs this process by the book.” The New York Times, via Hawaii Tribune-Herald

    $25.4M
  22. DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    North Lake detention center, follow-on order Copy link

    A follow-on order for the North Lake detention center in Michigan, recorded as not competed, on grounds of urgency. USAspending shows $22,825,000 obligated.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    The New York Times found no evidence linking the donations to contracts awarded to the company. GEO has won ICE contracts under both parties.

    $22.8M
  23. 2026-10-28 to 2036-10-27
    DisclosedFederal awardsGovernment contracts

    Northwest ICE Processing Center, Tacoma: new 10-year contract Copy link

    A new 10-year contract for GEO to keep running its own 1,635-bed Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, through October 27, 2036; GEO said it expects about $140 million a year in revenue from it. USAspending records the contract as competed (full and open competition) with one offer received, and puts its potential value at $1,499,517,495.37. No money has been obligated under it on USAspending yet. It was signed the day after a seven-month, sole-source interim contract expired, Project Salt Box reported.

    Awarded to GEO Group by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Tie Zoley founded GEO Group, the private-prison company, and became its chairman and CEO again in March 2026 after five years as executive chairman. A GEO subsidiary, GEO Reentry Services, gave MAGA Inc., Trump's super PAC, $1 million each in October 2025, March, April and July 2026, $413,000 at the end of July 2026 and another $1 million on September 1, 2026, and the company's PAC gave $500,000 to Trump's inaugural committee in December 2024, FEC filings show.

    The New York Times found no evidence linking the donations to contracts awarded to the company, and Scripps News reported “no evidence directly linking GEO Group’s donations to the awarding of contracts.” GEO has won ICE contracts under both parties.

    • RecordUSAspending.gov · Award 70CDCR27D00000002 to The GEO Group, Inc. · 28 Oct 2026
    • RecordThe GEO Group, via Business Wire · The GEO Group Announces New Management Contract for 1,635-Bed Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, WA · 29 Oct 2026
    • ReportKUOW · Feds approve $1.5 billion contract for GEO Group to continue running Tacoma ICE lockup · 29 Oct 2026
    • ReportProject Salt Box · GEO Group gets $1.5 billion contract to keep running Tacoma immigration detention center · 29 Oct 2026
    • ReportFOX 13 Seattle · GEO Group gets 10-year contract for Tacoma, WA ICE detention center · 29 Oct 2026
    • ReportScripps News · ICE detention center owner gives another $1 million to pro-Trump MAGA Inc. · 30 Oct 2026
    • RecordThe GEO Group (SEC Form 8-K) · GEO announces CEO transition · 12 Feb 2026
    • RecordFederal Election Commission · MAGA Inc. (C00892471) receipts from GEO Reentry Services LLC
    • RecordFederal Election Commission · MAGA Inc. (C00892471) monthly report for September 2026 (filed Oct. 20, 2026): $1,000,000 from GEO Reentry Services LLC on Sept. 1, 2026 · 20 Oct 2026
    • RecordFederal Election Commission · Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Form 13 report of donations accepted · Archived
    Amount paid not public$1.5B announced value, not counted