'Despicable manhunt business': French tech giant under scrutiny over work with ICE

French technology giant Capgemini has become the target of a growing online backlash after reports revealed that its US subsidiary is working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The information was revealed by France 2 on Tuesday, citing findings by the watchdog group Observatoire des multinationales. According to the investigation, Virginia-based Capgemini Government Solutions (CGS) has secured contracts with the controversial agency whose officers killed two civilians this month.

These include a $4.8m agreement signed in December for “investigation and personal background check services”.

Another contract, worth up to $365m, is related to “skip-tracing”, a technique used to identify and locate individuals. The contract includes performance-based incentives linked to successful identifications.

Trade unions reacted sharply.