Amid Opposition, Clearfield County Commissioners Approve ICE Contract Extension
Commissioners said the extension preserves local oversight and tax revenue as more than 10,000 people were processed there this year, one member of the board opposed.
- On Tuesday, the Clearfield County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve a six-month contract extension for the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, with Commissioners Tim Winters and John Sobel supporting the measure and Commissioner Dave Glass dissenting.
- The county serves as a middleman between ICE and private operator The GEO Group, a setup established in 2021 as a workaround to a federal private prison ban that President Donald Trump reversed in 2025.
- During the meeting, speakers including Clearfield County resident Sam Mosier and retired state police detective Sean Inlow cited three deaths and abuse allegations, while Inlow called the program a 'criminal enterprise.'
- Commissioners defended the decision, arguing that rejecting the contract would eliminate local oversight and threaten tax revenue provided to the Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District.
- With the extension expiring in March, the facility's future remains uncertain as ICE evaluates 'turn-key detention services' and GEO Group founder George Zoley explores selling several company facilities.
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Clearfield County Commissioners Vote 2-1 to Extend Moshannon Detention Center Contract
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