French IT giant Capgemini is divesting its US subsidiary after it entered into a contract with ICE.
The French multinational Capgemini is putting its US subsidiary up for sale. The company decided this after a meeting within the board of directors. The process to divest the American branch is starting immediately.
In bed with ICE
Capgemini is making the decision after it came under scrutiny in France. Among others, the French government demanded transparency. In the US, the American subsidiary has partnered with ICE. The collaboration relates to the identification of foreigners, as well as their tracking.
ICE, short for Immigration Customs Enforcement, is a federal police force used by President Trump to pursue his agenda on immigration. The agency has grown by 120 percent in a short period, mainly with barely trained agents. These 22,000 usually heavily armed ICE agents carry out raids in the US with few operational restrictions. ICE agents have meanwhile shot dead two protesting American citizens, each time from close range and without clear justification.
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Both in the US itself and worldwide, the raids and violent suppression of citizens by ICE are causing outrage. In that light, Capgemini had to justify the collaboration of its subsidiary with ICE.
Insufficient control
Capgemini now states that, due to restrictions of American legislation regarding federal contracts, it cannot exercise sufficient control over its subsidiary. Because it is therefore not possible to guarantee agreement with the objectives of the Capgemini group, the business unit is being divested.
Capgemini points out that the American subsidiary accounts for 0.4 percent of its global revenue in 2025, and less than two percent of total revenue in the US.