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Salesforce CEO Faces Backlash Over ICE Hiring Plan

10/18/2025

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Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO, faced backlash after supporting President Donald Trump's immigration policies and proposing to aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in hiring.
Internal documents show Salesforce plans to use artificial intelligence to help ICE nearly triple its workforce by hiring 10,000 officers.
The move angered many in San Francisco, a city known for liberal values.
Critics, including local officials, say Benioff's actions contradict his prior progressive stance, intensifying the Dreamforce debate.

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Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO, faced backlash after supporting President Donald Trump's immigration policies and proposing to aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in hiring.
Internal documents show Salesforce plans to use artificial intelligence to help ICE nearly triple its workforce by hiring 10,000 officers.
The move angered many in San Francisco, a city known for liberal values.
Critics, including local officials, say Benioff's actions contradict his prior progressive stance, intensifying the Dreamforce debate.