How Palantir, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google Power Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Wired · Caroline Haskins · last updated March 3, 2026 – 1:39 AM

A WIRED analysis shows that ICE and CBP have collectively spent at least $515 million on products from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Palantir in the last few years alone.

As the federal immigration crackdown has expanded across the United States, the government’s activities have relied on infrastructure from several key tech companies.

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