Which major tech companies continue to hold active contracts with ICE as of 2025–2026?
Executive summary
Multiple major technology and government‑contracting companies continued to hold active contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2025–2026, including Palantir, CACI, and Dell’s federal arm, while several international firms such as JSI and Thomson Reuters also appear on procurement records; reporting relies primarily on public contracting databases and company statements, and some deals remain classified or disputed [1] [2] [3] [4]. This account summarizes named firms with active obligations, flags prominent uncertainties in the public record, and notes where companies have pushed back or declined comment [5] [4].
1. Who the reporting identifies as major tech or tech‑adjacent contractors with active ICE work
Investigations and data pulls published in 2025–2026 show Palantir Technologies, CACI International, and Dell Federal Systems among the better‑known firms with active ICE contracts during this window, with Palantir tied to a reported $30 million modification to build an “ImmigrationOS” platform and CACI holding large tactical communications and IT support awards while Dell’s government arm was paid to provide Microsoft enterprise licensing for ICE IT needs [1] [2] [3].
2. Palantir: high profile, clearly visible in procurement records
Multiple outlets reported that Palantir received a sizable, no‑bid or limited‑competition award modification in 2025 to develop systems for ICE—described as a $30 million project to build an ImmigrationOS surveillance/case‑management capability—making Palantir one of the most visible tech vendors working for ICE during this period [1] [6].
3. CACI and Dell: government‑contracting stalwarts supplying IT and software licenses
Caci International appears in Fortune and related reporting as providing tactical communications and IT services to ICE under contracts running into 2026 worth tens of millions, and Dell’s government contracting arm was reported to have a roughly $18.8 million award in 2025 to purchase Microsoft enterprise licenses for ICE’s chief information officer office [2] [3].
4. International and niche technology vendors with active roles
Canadian and multinational companies show up in procurement analyses as well: Toronto‑based JSI was reported to support ICE investigations including court‑ordered wiretap capabilities under a contract beginning in May 2025, and Thomson Reuters and other foreign firms were listed among companies with active obligations in a Star analysis [4]. Capgemini’s U.S. unit was publicly linked to a December 2025 DHS award, though the parent company said that, as of late January 2026, the contract “is not, as of today, being executed,” highlighting disputes over whether some announced deals are live [5].
5. Data sources, classification, and the limits of public reporting
Most journalistic tallies derive from USAspending.gov and other federal procurement disclosures and from reporting by outlets such as Fortune, The New York Times, Forbes and regional investigators; these sources provide contract IDs, award amounts and end dates but cannot always show day‑to‑day execution, and several companies decline to comment on customer relationships or note that classified work is shielded from parent‑company oversight [7] [2] [5] [4].
6. What remains unresolved and why the list is likely fluid
Reporting shows a clear set of major vendors with active obligations to ICE in 2025–2026, yet the narrative is unsettled because some contracts are modifications, some are not yet being executed, a number are classified or shielded, and procurement databases can lag or omit contextual details—meaning that while Palantir, CACI, Dell Federal, JSI and similar firms are documented in sources reviewed, final determinations about the scope and current activity of every contract require direct agency or company confirmation that is often unavailable [1] [2] [4] [5].