Employees at Palantir Technologies are voicing internal concerns about the company's deepening involvement with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement and military operations. Slack messages and interviews reveal unease over contracts with ICE and potential roles in controversial strikes. Leadership defends the work as part of a culture of open debate.
A few months into President Donald Trump’s second term, Palantir employees began questioning the company's commitments to civil liberties. The firm, co-founded by Peter Thiel with initial CIA funding after the 9/11 attacks, provides data analysis software to the US military and Department of Homeland Security for tracking immigrants. Former employees have described this shift as the company's 'descent into fascism,' with one saying during a call, “This feels wrong.” A Palantir spokesperson responded that the company hires top talent for complex work and maintains a culture of 'fierce internal dialogue.'
