French IT giant Capgemini will divest its US subsidiary linked to an ICE contract following public outcry over agency-linked deaths.
PARIS: French IT giant Capgemini announced it will sell its US subsidiary linked to a contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
The decision follows international controversy over the deaths of two people in ICE operations, which sparked parliamentary questions and government calls for transparency.
Capgemini held an extraordinary board meeting this weekend after its American subsidiary’s deal with ICE was revealed.
The contract involved identifying foreigners on US soil and tracking their locations.
“The divestiture process of this business will be initiated immediately,” the company said in a statement, referring to Capgemini Government Solutions.
It stated that legal restrictions for contracting with US federal entities carrying out classified activities prevented the group from exercising appropriate control over the subsidiary’s operations.
The subsidiary represents 0.4% of the group’s estimated 2025 global revenue and less than 2% of its US revenue.
In an internal message, the group said the disputed contract awarded in December was “the subject of an appeal”.
Campaign group Multinationals Observatory first revealed the ICE contract.
The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE and border patrol agents in Minneapolis have drawn widespread condemnation.
