EPA reportedly drops complaint against GEO Group

June 10, 2025 01:36 PM PDT | By EODHD

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[Barbed Wire Fence. Jail or border fence with razor wire against dark sky. Security concept] da-kuk The Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a legal complaint that was filed last year against GEO Group (NYSE:GEO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GEO]), an operator of a number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing centers as well as some federal prisons, according to a media report published on Tuesday. GEO Group (NYSE:GEO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GEO]) is a major donor to President Donald Trump and has more than $1B in contracts with the government to run private prisons and ICE detention facilities, ProPublic reported. The administrative complaint, filed during the Biden administration, alleged that GEO (GEO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GEO]) used a disinfectant called Halt at its Adelanto ICE facility in California.

It's a regulated product that causes irreversible eye damage and skin burns if workers don't use proper protection like chemical-resistant gloves, goggles, and protective clothing. The EPA complaint alleges that there were more than 1,000 instances in 2022 and 2023 when GEO (GEO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GEO]) had its employees use the disinfectant without proper protection A notice filed on Friday by the EPA's Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division said the EPA's case against the company would be dropped, ProPublic said. [https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-legal-complaint-geo-group-trump]It didn't provide a reason. DEAR READERS: We recognize that politics often intersects with the financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the separate political discussion. [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4787949-politics-and-the-markets-061025] MORE ON GEO GROUP * The GEO Group: Potential Growth May Not Translate Into Another Round Of Big Gains [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4792125-the-geo-group-potential-growth-may-not-translate-into-another-round-of-big-gains] * The GEO Group: The 'Trump Bump' Might Be Over [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4791968-the-geo-group-the-trump-bump-might-be-over] * The GEO Group, Inc.

(GEO) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4783160-the-geo-group-inc-geo-q1-2025-earnings-call-transcript] * GEO Group says settlement clears way for intake at Adelanto [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4456807-geo-group-says-settlement-clears-way-for-intake-at-adelanto] * GEO Group sees Georgia ICE contract modification adding $66M annual revenue [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4456463-geo-group-sees-georgia-ice-contract-modification-adding-66m-annual-revenue]

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