Multiple private businesses have facilitated or allegedly facilitated deportation efforts of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal immigration officials, especially during the second presidency of Donald Trump, which has resulted in lawsuits, protests, and scrutiny from advocacy groups. Private prison companies have been accused of keeping detainees in poor living conditions. Many Big Tech companies have aired ICE ads, and AI-based companies have created surveillance software to help track protester anti-ICE networks and potential locations of immigrants.
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List Company Overview In-depth summary CBS News Pulled documentary about immigrant detention facility CECOT from the air; accused of doing so due to pressure from the Trump administration Cellebrite $11 million contract with ICE providing them with spyware that enables hacking into phones and retrieving all data including encrypted messaging apps. Citizens Financial Group Funding of GEO Group and CoreCivic immigration detention centers Clearview AI $9.2 million contract for facial recognition technology using database with over 50 billion faces CoreCivic Private prison company that kept detained foreign nationals in their prisons under contract with ICE; an employee helped characterize a makeup artist as a gang member; was targeted by a class action lawsuit for poor prison conditions Flock Safety Surveillance cameras were used by immigration enforcement agents In May 2025, it was reported by 404 Media that Flock data had been queried for use in immigration enforcement. According to the company, a pilot program of investigation with Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations was initiated to help combat human trafficking and fentanyl distribution. Flock halted the program in August because of "confusion and concerns" about the purpose of the investigations.
In August 2025, 19 Flock Safety cameras in Evanston, Illinois, were deactivated and slated for termination after a conclusion that Flock violated state privacy laws regarding the sharing of Illinois data with federal immigration agents. By early September, most of cameras were removed, but were reportedly reinstalled again in locations near to the original ones, despite an absence of authorization from the city. GEO Group Private prison company that kept detained foreign nationals under contract with ICE; criticized for poor prison conditions Global Crossing Airlines Ran deportation flights for ICE, leading to resignations, cyberattacks, and concerns for passenger safety Hilton Worldwide Hilton Worldwide shut down a hotel that refused service to ICE agents; protesters in NYC occupied a Hilton hotel lobby and 50-70 were arrested Home Depot Accused by protesters of not doing enough to prevent ICE arrests of illegal immigrant employees at their stores Key Lime Air Provided air charter services to transport detainees to ICE detention facilities L3HarrisProvided Stingray phone trackers Records of purchases of these devices were published. The upgrade Crossbows this product was also purchased by federal agencies. Despite public records showing that millions of dollars worth of product were purchased, the federal agencies have lacked transparency when requested to provide information about where and how these devices are used. HBO Max Aired ICE recruitment ads Hulu Aired ICE recruitment ads Microsoft Provided Azure cloud services to ICE in 2019; NYC protesters shut down a Microsoft campus NEC Created an AI facial recognition app for ICE agents to identify individuals and their potential immigration status. Palantir Created an AI-based app for ICE, partially based on government records, that predicts where illegal immigrants may be residing Paragon Solutions $2 million contract selling spyware, such as phone hacking software, to ICE, especially to infiltrate anti-ICE protesting networks Snapchat Aired ICE recruitment ads Spotify Aired ICE recruitment ads; later stated they would no longer air ads for ICE YouTube Aired ICE recruitment adsAirlines Reporting CorporationMVM, Inc.WidePoint CorporationAccentureCSI AviationBehavioral Interventions (B.I. INCORPORATED)CACI
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