France's Finance Minister Demands Tech Firm Explain ICE Contract
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The company, which employs more than 340,000 people in more than 50 countries, signed a contract with ICE in December.
PARIS (AP) — France’s finance minister is urging French tech company Capgemini to be fully transparent over a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as calls grow for scrutiny of the agency’s role in enforcing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
The company, which employs more than 340,000 people in more than 50 countries, signed a contract with ICE in December via its subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions (CGS).
“I urge Capgemini to shed light, in an extremely transparent manner, on its activities, on this policy, and undoubtedly to question the nature of these activities,” Finance Minister Roland Lescure told French lawmakers late Tuesday.
Lescure comments came after Capgemini CEO Aiman Ezzat said he recently was made aware of the contract awarded to CGS.
“The nature and scope of this work has raised questions compared to what we typically do as a business and technology firm,” Ezzat said in a message posted on LinkedIn. “In full respect of the separate governance and restrictions of CGS, I have been informed that the independent board of directors has already begun the process of reviewing the content and scope of this contract and CGS contracting procedures.”
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