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Over 900 Google Employees Demand End to ICE Contracts

2/8/2026

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Over 900 Google employees have signed a letter demanding Google disclose and terminate contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The letter condemns Google's role in violence linked to ICE operations, citing Keith Porter, Renee Good, and Alex Pretti.
It accuses Google of facilitating surveillance through Cloud services and generative AI, citing a call from Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean to speak out.

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Over 900 Google employees have signed a letter demanding Google disclose and terminate contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The letter condemns Google's role in violence linked to ICE operations, citing Keith Porter, Renee Good, and Alex Pretti.
It accuses Google of facilitating surveillance through Cloud services and generative AI, citing a call from Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean to speak out.