French IT giant Capgemini has made headlines yet again, folks! On Saturday, they announced a definitive agreement to sell off their US subsidiary, a move that’s been in the spotlight due to its links with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal agency under the heavy scrutiny of many. This deal, which is expected to wrap up in the coming weeks, comes amid a flurry of controversies surrounding ICE’s aggressive immigration policies and practices, which many have deemed violent. Remember the uproar after the tragic deaths of two US citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year? Yeah, that was ICE making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Now, Capgemini, operating in about fifty countries worldwide and one of the bigger French companies on the stock market, generated a whopping €22.5 billion in turnover in 2025. But here’s the kicker: this US subsidiary only represented a mere 0.4% of Capgemini’s global turnover that year, and less than 2% of its revenues in the United States. So, was it really that big of a deal? Well, it seems like it, given the heat they were taking from the public and media alike.
In a nutshell, the legal constraints in the US regarding contracts with federal entities involved in classified activities hampered the group’s ability to properly oversee certain operations of this subsidiary. It’s a tangled web of regulations and public opinion that forced Capgemini’s hand. The company likely wants to distance itself from the backlash and focus on its core mission without the added drama of ICE’s controversial enforcement methods hanging over its head.
So, what’s next? Will this sale help Capgemini reclaim its image in the eyes of the public? Or will it just be another notch in the belt of corporate maneuvers that barely scratch the surface of the underlying issues with agencies like ICE? The coming weeks will tell, and we’ll be here to keep you updated on the developments as they unfold.
Kaynak: Orijinal Haber