Daniel A. Bible
Daniel A. Bible was ICE’s top career official in charge of immigration detention, who left the agency just days before the 2024 presidential election to become an executive at GEO Group – the company’s largest detention contractor.
Career Timeline
- ICE career (20+ years) – Over two decades of federal law enforcement experience
- Deputy Executive Associate Director, ICE ERO – Led Enforcement and Removal Operations, directing 8,600+ employees across 25 field offices
- ICE San Antonio Field Office Director (2016-2020) – Oversaw five detention facilities and two family residential centers holding over 7,000 people
- Left ICE: October 31, 2024 – Departed just days before the presidential election
- Executive Vice President, GEO Group (November 2024 - present)
The Lunch Receipt
GEO Group spent $1,025 for Bible to “travel and [have] lunch for [an] employment discussion” – a detail revealed through disclosure documents. This modest expenditure preceded a hire that gave GEO insider knowledge of ICE’s entire detention apparatus.
San Antonio Record
A law review article found high rates of arrests, removals, and detention of noncitizens without convictions or who were deemed “no threat” by the San Antonio field office compared to other ICE field offices during fiscal year 2019, when Bible was in charge.
Strategic Value to GEO
Bible’s hire gave GEO Group “inside intel that allows it to anticipate ICE’s needs and can give it the edge in expanding its contracts.” Weeks after Bible left ICE, GEO Group announced it was investing $70 million to bolster its ability to support the agency – suggesting the company had advance knowledge of the incoming administration’s detention expansion plans.