ICE's $30 million Palantir contract for immigrant surveillance — all part of Trump's plan

Trump has spent his second term relentlessly targeting political opponents.

Harris, The New York Times reports that Trump is bringing in Palantir founder and billionaire mega-donor Peter Thiel to compile a master list of personal information on every American.1 Trump has spent his second term relentlessly targeting political opponents. This giant data harvesting project will give Trump even more power to surveil and harass the people that oppose his extreme agenda. And a $30 million contract with Palantir will give ICE a sweeping spying tool to deploy against immigrants in its violent crackdowns.2 Demand Progress has spent over a decade fighting mass surveillance in America — taking on Big Tech companies like Palantir, powerful billionaires like Thiel, and administrations abusing their powers like the Trump White House. While we ramp up our campaign to stop Trump's master database, we need your support. Will you make a donation to help fight back against Trump and Palantir's mass data collection power grab, and other forms of mass surveillance? Peter Thiel shouldn't be getting our tax dollars to help spy on Americans. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately. Donate $20 Donate $40 Donate $75 Or, donate another amount Palantir has already received at least $113 million from the federal government since Trump took office.3 Trump's plan to compile hundreds of data points on Americans, including health, banking, and tax info, would send even more money to Palantir's founder, Peter Thiel. The Times said Trump's scheme could leave him with "untold surveillance power."4 Our democracy and the civil liberties of all Americans are under serious threat. We've seen that every day of the Trump administration and we see it even more as troops, ICE agents, and police detain, attack, and shoot rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in Los Angeles. If we don't mobilize against this plan, the White House will amass unprecedented powers and a detailed look into our individual lives. Trump would have all the information he needs to threaten, persecute, attack, and punish his political enemies. Will you donate right now to help us fight Trump and Thiel's insidious master database, and other forms of mass surveillance? With gratitude, The team at Demand Progress Action DONATE Sources: 1. New York Times, "Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans," May 30, 2025. 2. Wired, "ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build 'ImmigrationOS' Surveillance Platform," April 18, 2025. 3. New York Times, "Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans," May 30, 2025. 4. Ibid. Contributions to ActBlue Civics and Demand Progress Action are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Join our online community on Instagram or Twitter. Receiving too many emails from Demand Progress? You can opt to pause emails from Demand Progress for a month. And of course you can unsubscribe from this list at any time.