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Ex-Palantir Employees Condemn $30M ICE Contract as Authoritarian

5/6/2025

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Thirteen ex-Palantir employees have spoken out against the company's controversial $30 million contract with ICE, aimed at monitoring migrants. They assert this partnership betrays Palantir's commitment to democracy and ethical AI. The group warns of the dangers of normalizing authoritarianism in Silicon Valley and calls on tech workers to stand against the misuse of technology in immigration practices.

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Thirteen ex-Palantir employees have spoken out against the company's controversial $30 million contract with ICE, aimed at monitoring migrants. They assert this partnership betrays Palantir's commitment to democracy and ethical AI. The group warns of the dangers of normalizing authoritarianism in Silicon Valley and calls on tech workers to stand against the misuse of technology in immigration practices.