The GEO Group Comments on Favorable Ruling by En Banc Panel of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Against California’s AB32 Law
September 27 2022 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO”) commented today on the
favorable ruling by an en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit (the “En Banc Court”) in relation to lawsuits
filed by GEO and the United States for declaratory and injunctive
relief challenging California’s enacted law, Assembly Bill 32
(“AB32”), which would have prohibited the operation of detention
facilities in the state of California by private contractors,
including contracted federal immigration processing centers.
On September 26, 2022, in an 8-3 decision, the En Banc Court
vacated a prior U.S. District Court decision denying the requests
by GEO and the United States for declaratory and injunctive relief
barring application of the California law to federal immigration
processing centers. The En Banc Court ruled that AB32 would give
California a virtual power of review over detention decisions made
by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), in violation
of the Supremacy Clause. The En Banc Court held that whether
analyzed under intergovernmental immunity or preemption, California
cannot exert such control over the federal government’s detention
operations. The case is remanded to the U.S. District Court for
further proceedings, consistent with the En Banc Court ruling.
Commenting on the ruling, GEO’s Executive Chairman, George C.
Zoley, said, “We are pleased with this ruling by the en banc panel
of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing the
continuation of our California civil detention support services
contracts for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.”
About The GEO Group The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) is a leading
diversified government service provider, specializing in design,
financing, development, and support services for secure facilities,
processing centers, and community reentry centers in the United
States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO’s
diversified services include enhanced in-custody rehabilitation and
post-release support through the award-winning GEO Continuum of
Care®, secure transportation, electronic monitoring,
community-based programs, and correctional health and mental health
care. GEO’s worldwide operations include the ownership and/or
delivery of support services for 102 facilities totaling
approximately 82,000 beds, including idle facilities and projects
under development, with a workforce of up to approximately 18,000
employees.
Use of forward-looking statements This news release may
contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements and any such forward-looking statements are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
news release and are based on current expectations and involve a
number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause the
actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking
statements, including statements regarding the favorable ruling, on
September 26, 2022, by the En Banc Court in relation to lawsuits
filed by GEO and the United States for declaratory and injunctive
relief challenging AB32. Risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to vary from current expectations and
forward-looking statements contained in this press release include,
but are not limited to any future judgments or orders that are
adverse to the ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on AB32
and other risk factors contained in GEO’s filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K, 10-Q
and 8-K reports. GEO disclaims any obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements.
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