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Moshannon Valley Processing Center — GEO Group ICE Facility (Clearfield County)

Clearfield, PA FIPS 42033
1,876-1,900 beds (largest ICE facility in the Northeast)
Bed capacity
Operator: GEO Group (for-profit)

Overview

Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Clearfield County (FIPS 42033) is the largest ICE detention facility in the northeastern United States, with a maximum capacity of 1,876-1,900 beds. Operated by the for-profit GEO Group, it processes roughly 14,000 individuals per year and serves as the primary regional hub receiving most ICE detainees from the Philadelphia region. As of April 2, 2026, average daily population exceeded 1,600. The facility operates under an Intergovernmental Service Agreement in which Clearfield County acts as the legal middleman between ICE and GEO, earning roughly $200,000 per year (about $1 million over the five-year term).

Key Details

  • Operator: GEO Group (private prison corporation)
  • Capacity: 1,876 max (officials cite ~1,900); avg daily population 1,600+ (April 2026)
  • Throughput: ~14,000 individuals processed annually, most short stays
  • Regional role: Largest immigrant detention center in the Northeast; receives most ICE detainees from the Philadelphia region
  • Contract: Five-year IGSA approved by Clearfield County Commissioners Sept 28, 2021; began November 2021; expires 2026 (reported as September/November 2026)
  • County revenue: ~$200,000/year to Clearfield County; ~$40M annual regional economic benefit, ~$37M payroll, 400+ employees (county figures)

Deaths in Custody

Three detainees have died at Moshannon in the past three years:

  • Chaofeng Ge — Chinese citizen, arrived ICE custody summer 2025, had pleaded guilty to minor gift card fraud and had previously attempted suicide in state custody. Died by hanging in a shower stall. Attorney David Rankin (representing the family) said Ge received no mental health treatment in five days, that no Mandarin-speaking staff were available, and that he went unmonitored before being found. Counted as among the suicides in a May 27, 2026 AP investigation that found at least 10 ICE detainees died by suicide since January 2025 — the most for any fiscal year in ICE history.
  • Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir
  • Frankline Okpu

Medical Neglect and Hunger Strike (2026)

  • April 2026: Detainees began a hunger strike protesting medical neglect and spoiled food (advocates cited “black material in milk, worms in food, chilly conditions” forcing detainees to sleep in coats, verbal abuse, overcrowding, and excessive solitary confinement).
  • Izzy Aly — 40-year-old Egyptian national detained since December 2025 with stage 3 kidney disease. A January DHS medical exam found the condition but he was reportedly not informed until March; he reported blood in his urine in late May 2026. Advocates say he needs urgent care unavailable at the facility.
  • A 2023 Temple University study concluded the facility is “punitive, inhumane and dangerous.”

Why It Matters

Moshannon is the downstream destination of the Pittsburgh enforcement surge (Pittsburgh office -> Northern Regional Jail -> Moshannon) and the Philadelphia-region pipeline. Its 2026 contract expiration makes the Clearfield County Commissioners a rare local pressure point capable of closing the Northeast’s largest ICE facility. See the county-fight entry pa-clearfield-moshannon-valley-fight.

Sources

Edit Report issue County profile
Last updated: May 29, 2026