Topline
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has come under fire after a second person was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, with protesters demanding an end to additional federal funding ahead of a possible government shutdown centered around the funding dispute, though backlash may extend to the hundreds of companies that have been awarded contracts with the agency in recent years.
Demonstrations have demanded an end to federal funding for ICE, after two protesters were killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
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Key Facts
Palantir: The tech and analytics software provider was awarded $139.3 million in 2022 to assist “investigative case management operations,” maintenance support and “custom enhancements.”
AT&T: The telecommunications giant was awarded $90.7 million in 2021 to provide ICE with IT, network products and support in a contract set to expire in September, though it includes a potential end date of 2032 that could push the deal’s value to $165.2 million
Deloitte: ICE has awarded the consulting firm several multiyear contracts in recent years, including a $24 million contract in 2023 to provide “data modernization support” through 2027.
Dell: The company’s government contracting arm was awarded $18.8 million in April 2025 to support the office of ICE’s chief information officer “through the purchase of the Microsoft Enterprise software licenses.”
Motorola Solutions: A separate firm from the cell phone maker Motorola Mobility that produces walkie-talkies and video surveillance systems, Motorola Solutions was awarded a $15.6 million contract in September 2023 to “implement and maintain” ICE’s tactical communication infrastructure.
General Dynamics: The defense firm holds a $9.6 million contract with ICE to provide “background investigative services.”
L3 Harris: Defense contractor L3 Harris was awarded a $4.4 million contract with ICE in 2022 to provide equipment to “determine the location of targeted mobile handsets to investigate crimes and threats.”
FedEx: The mail carrier provides delivery services for ICE through March 2027 in a contract valued at $2.3 million.
Comcast: The company holds an ICE award valued at $60,965.64 to provide the agency with broadcast cable at five “regional wire rooms.”
Charter Communications: The company provides cable and internet services for ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations field office in Beaumont, Texas, in a contract valued at $12,837, which may expand to $21,839 and extend until 2028.
News Peg
Senate Democrats discussed on Sunday blocking a Department of Homeland Security funding bill, with many citing ICE’s immigration crackdown. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., wrote on X he “cannot and will not vote” to fund Homeland Security “while this administration continues these violent federal takeovers of our cities.” The government could shut down shortly after midnight Saturday should the package fail to reach the required 60 votes. Prediction market Kalshi shows odds of a government shutdown around 77%—up from less than 10% shortly before the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol in Minneapolis this weekend.
Surprising Fact
Management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company said in July 2018 it would stop work for ICE after disclosing it had done $20 million in consulting work for the agency. The disclosure reportedly sparked protests among current and former employees who opposed immigration policies during President Donald Trump’s first term. Employees at Microsoft similarly protested the company’s $19.4 million contract with ICE, though Microsoft never disclosed whether it cut ties with the agency (CEO Satya Nadella said in 2018 the company provided cloud support for ICE and called Trump’s immigration policies at the time “simply cruel and abusive.”). Last week, more than 250 employees at several tech giants—including Amazon, Palantir, Spotify, Google and Tesla, among others—demanded their employers to speak publicly against ICE, “call the White House and demand that ICE leave our cities” and to cancel all company contracts with the agency. It’s not immediately clear whether some of the companies hold contracts with ICE.
Key Background
Tens of thousands of people have marched in Minneapolis in recent days, calling for ICE to leave Minnesota and to hold officials legally accountable for the deaths of Pretti and Renee Good, who were shot and killed by federal agents amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Trump and his allies have pointed to Pretti and Good for the shootings, claiming both were “domestic terrorists.” Pretti had a concealed carry license and was legally carrying a firearm, though video footage shows he never drew the weapon, which appeared to be removed by law enforcement before he was shot. The administration’s claim that Good was trying to weaponize her vehicle to run over a federal agent also does not appear to be backed by publicly available video evidence.
Tangent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday the agency would cancel all contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, valued at roughly $4.8 million annually. Bessent cited former Booz Allen contractor Charles Littlejohn, who was sentenced to five years in federal prison for leaking President Donald Trump’s tax returns in 2024, arguing the company did not have “adequate safeguards to protect sensitive data.”
Further Reading
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/01/26/these-companies-palantir-att-deloitte-have-the-biggest-ice-contracts-as-dhs-funding-under-fire/
