Palantir Technologies—60 Palantir employees signed petition demanding end to ICE contracts after family separations
In August 2019, approximately 60 Palantir employees signed a petition calling for the company to end its contracts with ICE, citing the company's role in family separations and immigration enforcement. Around 200 workers also confronted CEO Alex Karp in a signed letter about the issue. This followed the Mississippi raids and revelations about Palantir's role in targeting immigrant families.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Openness | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Tech Worker Organizing | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.043 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)× agency (incidental ×0.1)
Evidence (1 signal)
60 Palantir employees signed petition demanding end to ICE contracts after family separations
In August 2019, approximately 60 Palantir employees signed a petition calling for the company to end its contracts with ICE, citing the company's role in family separations and immigration enforcement. Around 200 workers also confronted CEO Alex Karp in a signed letter about the issue. This followed the Mississippi raids and revelations about Palantir's role in targeting immigrant families.