The founder of a private company accused of mistreating ICE detainees came to the US via Ellis Island in 1953 (opens in new tab)

When George Zoley, the founder of a private company that manages more than 20 federal immigration facilities testified before Congress in 2020, he spoke about how his own immigrant experience shaped his life. Zoley, the CEO and executive chairman of private prison firm The GEO Group, was born in …