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Capgemini said it will immediately sell its U.S. unit that works with ICE after French officials criticized the contract over immigrant surveillance; a Canadian company also canceled a sale to ICE, signaling growing political pressure on contractors doing business with the agency.
Capgemini said it will sell its U.S. division that works with ICE after scrutiny over a DHS skip-tracing contract, arguing the work falls outside its core business and accounted for a small share of revenue. The move follows pressure on other Canadian firms with ICE ties, such as Hootsuite and Jim Pattison Developments, and anti-ICE protests in major U.S. cities, underscoring rising public scrutiny of enforcement actions.
French IT group Capgemini said it will sell its U.S. subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions after attributing limited control over the unit to U.S. legal constraints, amid controversy over its ICE contract and ongoing anti-ICE protests.
French tech giant Capgemini announced an immediate divestment from its U.S. subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions after scrutiny over ties to ICE and a major skip-tracing program that could be worth more than $1 billion; an independent board found U.S. legal restrictions limited proper control to align with Capgemini’s objectives, prompting the exit amid protests and broader Franco-U.S. tensions.
Capgemini will divest Capgemini Government Solutions, its US unit that provides skip-tracing services for ICE, after French lawmakers criticized the contract. The deal, worth over $4.8m and running until March, follows heightened scrutiny of ICE and immigration enforcement amid recent incidents in Minnesota.
French IT group Capgemini says it will immediately begin selling its U.S. subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions after lawmakers pressed for answers about a DHS ICE contract. Capgemini notes CGS accounts for a small share of revenue, and CEO Aiman Ezzat said the firm did not have access to classified information and will review the contract and CGS’s contracting procedures.
Shares of WNS surged 14% after Capgemini offered a 17% premium to acquire the company, aiming to boost earnings and strengthen its position in the AI arms race, particularly in agentic AI systems, which are seen as transformative for the industry.