Capgemini to Sell US Unit Serving ICE Amid Pressure

French IT company Capgemini is selling its American branch, Capgemini Government Solutions, after it was caught helping the US government track down immigrants for deportation.

French lawmakers are forcing Capgemini because one of their employees helped a US government agency (ICE) to find and track immigrants for deportation.

The deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti have caused massive protests in America, which put a spotlight on the violent tactics used by immigration agents.

Public records show that on 18 December, Capgemini Government Solutions signed a contract to provide “skip tracing services” for the US government.

Capgemini’s US branch will receive $4.8 million for locating individuals for an ICE project, scheduled to run till 15 March. This deal is one of 13 contracts the subsidiary currently holds with the immigration agency. With this skip tracing service, the company uses data to identify individuals with unknown locations, enabling direct enforcement and removal operations. Although these contracts represent a very small part of Capgemini’s overall business, the discovery of multiple ties to ICE sparked significant ethical and political backlash, ultimately forcing the parent company to sell the entire unit.

Capgemini is one of France’s largest companies and could see what is happening in the US office. Because of strict American laws, the French office is kept in the dark about the specific work being done for ICE. They said they’ll ensure the US office adheres to the company’s ethics. To address this and protect their reputation, they announced that they are initiating an immediate sale of the entire U.S. unit.

Last week, Capgemini CEO Aiman Ezzat admitted on LinkedIn that he learned about the controversial ICE contract only from the news. He noted that the work “raised questions” because it didn’t align with the values of the €22bn company, which employs 340,000 people globally.

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This discovery sparked fury in France, where Finance Minister Roland Lescure demanded full transparency and opposition MP Hadrien Clouet called for sanctions, stating that French firms should not collaborate with ICE.