Private Prison Stocks Soar After Trump Win on Deportation Plans
- Stock prices for private prison companies CoreCivic and Geo Group surged by 29% and 42%, respectively, after Trump’s election victory.
- Trump has promised to initiate the largest deportation in U.S. History as president-elect.
- The ACLU reports that the private prison industry benefited from over a 50% expansion in the federal immigration detention system during the Trump administration.
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'Someone's got to run the deportation camps': Prison stocks soar as Trump agenda unfolds
Several private prison stocks have been skyrocketing since Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. Trump has vowed mass deportations, and his campaign spokesperson on Wednesday said "millions" would be deported on day one."One HUGE winner from Trump's win: Private prison companies GEO Group Inc. and CoreCivic Inc.," observed Bloomberg News reporter Steven Dennis on Wednesday. "Their stocks, which could benefit from Trump's plans for rou…
'Someone’s got to run the deportation camps': Prison stocks soar as Trump agenda unfolds
Several private prison stocks have been skyrocketing since Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. Trump has vowed mass deportations, and his campaign spokesperson on Wednesday said “millions” would be deported on day one.“One HUGE winner from Trump’s win: Private prison companies GEO Group Inc. and CoreCivic Inc.,” observed Bloomberg News reporter Steven Dennis on Wednesday. “Their stocks, which could benefit from Trump’s plans for rou…


Could prison companies get a boost from Trump’s immigration policies?
The Trump administration could be a boon for business for private prison companies in the U.S. if the president-elect delivers on his promise to crack down on illegal immigration. CoreCivic and Geo Group, the two biggest private prison operators in the U.S., both contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house detained, undocumented migrants. Their stocks soared Wednesday following Trump’s election win, with investors …
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