Google Employees Urge Company to End Ties With US Immigration Agencies

Nearly 900 full-time Google employees published an open letter on February 6, 2026, calling for the company to increase transparency about its technology’s use by U.S. immigration agencies and to end business relationships with ICE, CBP, and DHS.

The letter, organized by the advocacy group No Tech for Apartheid, asked Google to withdraw its technology from any work involving these agencies and to provide protections for workers from immigration enforcement.

In addition to requesting changes to company policy, the open letter called for an all-hands meeting to address employee concerns about Google’s affiliations with federal immigration authorities.

The petition also asked Google to disclose any contracts or affiliations with ICE and CBP, and to cancel any existing agreements with these agencies. The effort included both full-time employees and contractors, with a substantial portion of signatories coming from Google Cloud.

What the numbers show

• Nearly 900 full-time Google employees signed the open letter
• Almost 30% of signatories work in Google Cloud
• Alphabet reported about 190,820 employees at the end of 2025

Google stated that the Department of Homeland Security uses only basic cloud infrastructure services that are available to any customer. The company’s statement addressed the nature of its business with federal agencies as described in the petition.

The petition followed a broader open letter signed by hundreds of technology workers from companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta, which called for an end to technology support for federal immigration enforcement agencies.

Over 800 Google employees and contractors joined the petition, reflecting a coordinated effort to influence company policy regarding contracts with immigration authorities. The campaign was part of ongoing advocacy by No Tech for Apartheid and similar groups.

Requests from the Google employees included greater transparency, withdrawal from projects involving immigration enforcement, and internal meetings to discuss these issues. The letter highlighted concerns about the company’s role in providing technology to federal agencies.

* This article is based on publicly available information at the time of writing.