Amazon Web Services—Provides critical cloud infrastructure for DHS/ICE immigration enforcement operations
AWS serves as the primary cloud infrastructure for DHS and ICE, hosting the Palantir-designed Investigative Case Management system used for deportation targeting, biometric data for 230 million individuals, and at least 62% of CBP's systems. Palantir pays AWS approximately $600,000/month. Employee protests dating to 2018 have called for ending ICE contracts.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Openness | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Provides critical cloud infrastructure for DHS/ICE immigration enforcement operations
AWS serves as the primary cloud infrastructure for DHS and ICE, hosting the Palantir-designed Investigative Case Management system used for deportation targeting, biometric data for 230 million individuals, and at least 62% of CBP's systems. Palantir pays AWS approximately $600,000/month. Employee protests dating to 2018 have called for ending ICE contracts.