Internal communications obtained from Palantir indicate that the company is expanding its data integration efforts with ICE to locate individuals marked for deportation. The leaked messages show leadership preparing response FAQs for potential backlash, further aligning its operations with the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement.

Palantir Technologies has secured a $30 million contract with ICE to deliver ImmigrationOS, a software system designed to track visa overstays and instances of self-deportation. The system, which expands ICE's case management capabilities and is tied to enforcement directives stemming from President Trump’s immigration mandate, raises concerns about the provision of technology that bolsters authoritarian enforcement measures.

In April 2025, ICE signed a $30 million contract with Palantir Technologies to upgrade its Investigative Case Management system. The enhanced system will enable real-time data sharing, cross-agency integration, and targeted surveillance of noncitizens and visa holders. Critics and advocacy groups express serious concerns about the potential for mass surveillance, privacy violations, and due process issues, highlighting the role of Palantir's technology in facilitating repressive state practices.

Palantir Technologies entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Labor Department to settle charges of discrimination against Asian applicants in its engineering hiring process. Under the agreement, the company will pay $1.7 million in back wages and provide additional monetary relief, including the value of stock options, along with job offers to eight affected individuals.

Palantir Technologies settled an administrative lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor alleging that it discriminated against Asian job applicants. The settlement required the company to pay nearly $1.7 million in back pay and other monetary relief, while Palantir maintained that it did not admit any wrongdoing.

According to a CNBC report dated February 27, 2023, Palantir Technologies announced layoffs affecting approximately 75 employees, or about 2% of its workforce. The decision, described as a cost-cutting measure during a period of transformation for the company, raises concerns about the erosion of worker rights and job security.

Amnesty International released a report condemning Palantir Technologies for its contracts with ICE, alleging that its data-mining technology facilitates human rights abuses against migrants and asylum-seekers. The report argues that by failing to conduct adequate human rights due diligence, Palantir prioritizes profit over ethical considerations.

Reports allege that Palantir's technologies have enabled ICE to carry out human rights violations, including mass surveillance, detentions, and de facto family separations. Critics cite multi-million dollar contracts and an Amnesty International report from September 2020 as evidence that Palantir's tools facilitate authoritarian enforcement practices against migrants and asylum seekers.

Amnesty International has raised alarm over Palantir Technologies’ contracts with ICE, alleging that its technologies such as ICM and FALCON are being used in operations that lead to detentions, family separations, and other human rights violations against migrants and asylum seekers. The company’s failure to conduct adequate human rights due diligence, combined with its efforts to downplay technology’s involvement in civil immigration enforcement, has sparked significant concerns from human rights advocates.

Documents revealed that Palantir’s data analytics software was used by ICE in a deportation operation, assisting in the creation of investigative profiles that led to over 400 arrests, including the targeting of unaccompanied immigrant minors. This revelation has sparked criticism from immigration advocacy groups, urging the company to cancel its ICE contract.

Palantir Technologies settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Labor over allegations that its hiring practices discriminated against Asian applicants. Under the settlement, the company agreed to pay over $1.6 million in back pay and benefits, and to implement new affirmative action measures to ensure fair recruitment processes.