French Giant Sells American Subsidiary Because App Knows Where You Live
KEY POINTS
- ā¢Capgemini announced a plan to sell its US subsidiary over a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- ā¢The French government and trade unions pressured Capgemini after discovering the subsidiary provided software tracking foreign nationals.
- ā¢This divestment follows deadly ICE shootings in Minneapolis, sparking protests and calls for boycotts across the US.
Capgemini, the $26 billion French tech beast, just hit eject on its US offspring, Capgemini Government Solutions, after finding out its new side hustle was helping ICE track foreign nationals with software since December. Pressure cooker alert: French lawmakers and trade unions got heated when they discovered this spicy ICE contract ā apparently ālegal constraintsā prevented them from bossing the subsidiary around. CEO Aiman Ezzat had a LinkedIn moment confessing surprise over the 'nature and scope' of the work, which made up a tiny 0.4% of revenue, but felt like a giant 'uh-oh.' Meanwhile, anti-ICE protests exploded post fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, spawning strikes and tech boycotts courtesy of podcaster Scott Galloway, who asked Americans to 'unsubscribe' from goodies like ChatGPT and Prime Video to send a tweet-sized message all the way to Trumpās ear.
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Capgemini punts a tiny US subsidiary after realizing they basically built FaceTime for ICE. France: 'Not on our watch, monsieur.'
When your subsidiary quietly turns into ICE's stalker software and suddenly France wants nothing to do with you, it's divorce time.
French lawmakers: 'This tech contract looks rough.' Capgemini: 'It's just 0.4% revenue.' Also Capgemini CEO on LinkedIn: 'Wait, what are THOSE?'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/2/2026 | Author: Shubhangi Goel
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