Companies receive US$22 billion from Trump’s immigration crackdown, says newspaper

Technology companies, consultancies, construction companies and aviation companies have received more than US$22 billion in contracts linked to United States President Donald Trump’s immigration policy since January 2025.

The resources were mainly allocated to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), central agencies in the repression and violence against immigration in the country.

A survey published by the Financial Times shows that the volume of contracts grew rapidly after Trump’s second inauguration and gained new momentum with the approval, in July, of the so-called “big beautiful bill”, the fiscal package approved by Congress that expanded resources and legal instruments to reinforce Trump’s immigration policy and xenophobic operations.

The data indicates that ICE’s spending on contracts more than doubled in the two quarters following the new legislation, reaching US$3.7 billion, compared to US$1.5 billion in the previous six months.

CBP multiplied its contracts with private companies sevenfold between the first and second half of 2025, registering almost US$2 billion in new agreements this month alone.

Part of these contracts refers to structural technology and infrastructure services. Another portion, however, is directly associated with the new strategies for identifying, detaining and deporting immigrants implemented by the government.

See some expenses mentioned by Financial Times:
Amazon (AWS):
Value: at least US$75 million (mostly via resellers)

Agency: ICE and CBP (indirectly)

Service: cloud computing and system hosting.

• In one specific contract, ICE allocated $24 million to an intermediary company to manage AWS services.

Microsoft:
Value: at least US$93 million (via intermediaries)

Agency: ICE

Service: corporate licenses and software infrastructure.

• Dell Federal Systems received $19 million to provide Microsoft licenses to ICE.

Palantir:
Value: US$81 million (since January 2025)

Agency: ICE

Services:

• System for tracking “self-deportation” (US$ 30 million)

• Analysis and support tools for the selection and detention of immigrants

Deloitte:
Value: more than US$100 million

Agencies: ICE and CBP

Services:

• Law enforcement systems

• Data analysis for inspection and removal operations

• Analytical support for catch targeting division

Fisher Sand & Gravel

Value: more than US$6 billion

Agency: CBP

Service: construction of sections of the wall on the southern US border

(company led by Tommy Fisher, Republican donor)

CSI Aviation
Value: more than US$1.2 billion

Agency: ICE

Service: intermediation and charter of flights used in deportations

Motorola Solutions:
Valor:

• US$ 19 million (direct contracts)

• US$ 260 million (via reseller)

Agency: ICE

Service: radios and batteries for agents in immigration inspection operations

G4S (UK):
Value: US$68 million

Agency: ICE

Service: ground transportation of detainees in removal operations

Smiths Detection (UK):
Value: more than US$62 million

Agency: CBP

Service: screening and detection technology for border control

Technology and data at the center of operations

Among the main beneficiaries is Palantir, which has received US$81 million in contracts with ICE since January 2025. In April, the company signed a US$30 million agreement to develop an operational system aimed at monitoring “self-deportation”, – a mechanism by which immigrants voluntarily leave the country under monitoring by immigration authorities – in addition to providing tools aimed at the selection and detention of people without documentation.

Deloitte consultancy has received more than US$100 million in new contracts with ICE and CBP since January 2025. Services include developing and updating systems aimed at law enforcement, data analysis for enforcement and removal operations, as well as internet searches and analytical support for the division responsible for directing capture actions.

Technology giants are also part of these agencies’ supply chain. Amazon, through its cloud computing division (AWS), provides services valued at at least US$75 million, largely contracted via resellers. In one of these agreements, ICE allocated $24 million to an intermediary company tasked with contracting and managing hosting and technical support for the AWS services used by the agency.

Microsoft, in turn, adds at least US$93 million in services, also via intermediaries. Dell Federal Systems received US$19 million to provide Microsoft enterprise licenses to ICE, strengthening the operations’ technological infrastructure.

Wall, deportation flights and detention logistics

In the field of physical infrastructure, Fisher Sand & Gravel, a company led by Republican donor Tommy Fisher, has received more than $6 billion in CBP contracts since July to build sections of the wall on the southern border of the United States. This is the largest individual value identified in the calculation.

The largest beneficiary of ICE contracts is CSI Aviation, which has secured more than $1.2 billion since January 2025 to broker and charter flights used in deportations. The expansion of these operations accompanies the tightening of removal actions.

Security and transport companies were also included. Britain’s G4S has signed $68 million contracts with ICE to provide ground transportation for detainees in enforcement and removal operations.

Smiths Detection, a subsidiary of the British group Smiths, received more than US$62 million from CBP for screening and detection technologies used in border control.

In the equipment sector, Motorola Solutions maintains US$19 million in direct contracts with ICE. Additionally, a third-party reseller obtained a US$260 million agreement to supply radios and batteries for agents involved in immigration enforcement actions.

Growth of contracts and internal reaction

Although some of the contracts originate from previous administrations and involve systems modernization services or routine technical support, the recent expansion is associated with new Trump administration guidelines to expand detentions, accelerate deportations and encourage so-called “self-deportation”.

The growth in contracts comes amid public controversies over the performance of federal agencies, including after deaths recorded in operations in the state of Minnesota, which provoked criticism from Democratic and Republican parliamentarians

The intensification of the partnership between government and companies also generated an internal reaction in the technology sector.

More than a thousand workers in the area, including Google employees, signed an open letter asking companies to cancel contracts and take a stand against the tactics adopted by the government.