Companies are ditching business with ICE
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- Capgemini announced it will sell its US division that works with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following public backlash and scrutiny over ICE's enforcement tactics, particularly after revelations of a $4.8 million contract for skip tracing services.
- The decision came after a French watchdog exposed the contract, prompting questions from French officials and raising concerns about Capgemini's ability to control the subsidiary's operations to align with its corporate values.
- Canadian companies Jim Pattison Developments and Hootsuite have also faced pressure and protests due to their ties with ICE, with Pattison halting a warehouse sale to the Department of Homeland Security and Hootsuite defending its limited engagement with ICE.
- Anti-ICE sentiment has led to protests in multiple US cities