Open Letter from IceOut.Tech
“For months now, Trump has sent federal agents to our cities to criminalize us, our neighbors, friends, colleagues, and family members,” the letter states, describing the impact of ICE raids in cities such as Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Tech Industry Response
The letter urges the tech sector to act, noting that previous outreach to the White House helped Trump retreat from threatening to send the National Guard to San Francisco.
- Call to Action: Tech CEOs are asked to cancel all contracts with ICE, targeting partnerships like Palantir’s $30 million ImmigrationOS and Clearview AI’s facial‑matching tools, aiming to stop ICE raids.
- Current Contracts: Major cloud providers—including AWS, Microsoft, and Oracle—continue to supply infrastructure to the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, despite concerns over surveillance technology.
- Leadership Silence: CEOs such as Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, and Mark Zuckerberg have attended Trump’s inauguration and donated, yet remain largely silent on the raids, even after the National Guard threat.
Recent Incidents
The campaign intensified after ICE agents killed U.S. citizen Renee Good and Border Patrol shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, underscoring the urgency of the workers’ protest.
About the Author
Rebecca Bellan, senior reporter at TechCrunch, covers AI business, policy, and emerging trends, with work appearing in Forbes, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast.
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