PARIS: French IT services titan Capgemini announced on Sunday that it will begin the process of selling its American subsidiary, Capgemini Government Solutions, following mounting international criticism over the firm’s ties with the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
The extraordinary decision, agreed at a weekend board meeting, comes after days of intense scrutiny from French parliamentarians, calls for greater transparency from the government and public protests over ICE’s enforcement operations in the United States.
Capgemini, one of France’s largest listed companies with operations in around 50 countries, has faced sustained pressure over a contract that its U.S. subsidiary signed with ICE in December.
According to AFP, the deal, disclosed by campaign group Multinationals Observatory, involved services to help identify and track foreigners on U.S. soil — a role that drew fierce criticism after two people were killed during controversial ICE and border patrol operations in Minneapolis.
The deaths of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis sparked international outrage and widespread condemnation of ICE tactics, amplifying scrutiny of organisations linked to the agency.
In its statement, Capgemini said the divestiture process of the subsidiary will be initiated immediately, citing legal constraints in the United States that limit the company’s ability to exercise appropriate control over certain facets of federal contracting involving classified activities.
The subsidiary represents a relatively small portion of the group’s overall business — about 0.4% of estimated global 2025 revenue and less than 2% of its U.S. revenue — but the political fallout has made the relationship untenable.
In internal communications to staff, Capgemini acknowledged that the disputed contract “is the subject of an appeal,” underscoring ongoing internal and external pressures to clarify the nature and scope of its involvement with ICE.
