Thursday, September 23, 2021

The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO)
Title 42 Ruling; Contract Update

With over 94,000 beds owned, leased or managed across its business lines and serving over 260,000 people daily, GEO is a leading provider of mission critical real estate to its governmental partners. The Company is the first fully integrated equity REIT specializing in the design, financing, development, and operation of secure facilities, processing centers, and community reentry centers in the U.S., Australia, South Africa, and the U.K.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Title 42 Ruling. Last week U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan blocked the Federal government from expelling migrant families from the United States under “Title 42.” The order takes effect in 14 days. The government has filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. If upheld, the elimination of Title 42 expulsions could increase demand for GEO beds.


Key Points.  In a 58-page ruling, Judge Sullivan found that the Title 42 policy does not authorize the expulsion of migrants and therefore does not allow for those removed to be denied the opportunity to seek asylum in the U.S. While the ruling applies to families, many of whom are already being allowed to stay in the U.S., if Title 42 does not authorize the expulsion of families one can see the …

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