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France’s Capgemini to sell subsidiary
working with ICE during anger at US immigration crackdown
[February 02, 2026]
PARIS (AP) — French company Capgemini announced Sunday it is
selling off its subsidiary that provides technology services to U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, during global scrutiny of ICE
agents’ tactics in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. |
People visit a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot
by a U.S. Border Patrol officer last week, on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026,
in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) |
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France’s government had pressured the company to be more
transparent about its dealings with ICE, whose actions in
Minneapolis in recent weeks have raised concern in France and
other countries. The government's campaign against immigrants in
Minnesota's capital has led to the fatal shootings of two U.S.
citizens at the hands of federal immigration officers.
Capgemini said in a statement Sunday that it will immediately
start the process of selling off its subsidiary Capgemini
Government Solutions. It said the rules for working with U.S.
federal government agencies ″did now allow the group to exercise
appropriate control over certain aspects of the operations of
this subsidiary to ensure alignment with the group’s
objectives.″
It didn't give further explanation for the decision, but noted
that the subsidiary represents only 0.4% of the company’s
estimated 2025 revenue.
Capgemini CEO Aiman Ezzat said he was only recently made aware
of the subsidiary’s contract with ICE. In a LinkedIn post, he
said, “The nature and scope of this work has raised questions
compared to what we typically do as a business and technology
firm.''
The company selloff announcement came after French Finance
Minister Roland Lescure, speaking to parliament last week, urged
Capgemini ″to shed light, in an extremely transparent manner, on
its activities ... and to question the nature of these
activities.″ Lescure's office did not comment on the company's
decision.
Non-governmental organization Multinationals Observatory
reported that Capgemini Government Solutions provided ICE
technical tools to locate targets for the immigration crackdown.
CapgemiSni did not immediately respond to a query about the
tools.
Capgemini is a consulting and technology company that employs
more than 340,000 people in more than 50 countries.
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