Google Workers Demand End to Cloud Services for Immigration Agencies

Employees call for transparency and urge company to stop doing business with federal immigration organizations

Published on Feb. 6, 2026

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More than 800 Google employees have signed a petition calling on the company's management to be transparent about how its technology supports federal immigration agencies and to stop doing business with those organizations. The petition comes after the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by immigration agents, which the employees say they are 'appalled' by. The workers also asked Google to take safety measures to protect employees after a reported attempt by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enter the company's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Why it matters

This petition signals a revival of employee activism at Google and across Silicon Valley, as tech workers push some of the world's biggest companies to pressure the White House to change its policies on immigration. It echoes previous turmoil at Google over the company's handling of sexual harassment and involvement in a Pentagon program using AI for drone strikes.

The details

The petition was signed by more than 800 of Google's roughly 190,000 employees. It called for the company to be transparent about how its technology supports federal immigration agencies and to stop doing business with those organizations, which the employees accused of 'paramilitary-style raids'. The workers also asked Google to take safety measures to protect employees after a reported attempt by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enter the company's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  • On Friday, more than 800 employees called on management in a petition.
  • Two years ago, Google fired 28 workers for protesting its cloud computing contract with the Israeli government.

The players

Sundar Pichai

Google's CEO, who has not issued a public statement on the issue.

Jeff Dean

Chief scientist at Google's DeepMind AI research lab, who wrote in a social media post that 'Every person regardless of political affiliation should be denouncing this.'

Matthew Tschiegg

An engineer on the cloud computing team who signed the petition, saying that while some employees have become more hesitant to challenge management, many still believe in the company's informal corporate motto: 'Don't be evil.'

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What they’re saying

“Every person regardless of political affiliation should be denouncing this.”

— Jeff Dean, Chief scientist at Google's DeepMind AI research lab (Social media)

The takeaway

This petition highlights the growing activism among tech workers, who are pushing some of the world's biggest companies to take a stand against the White House's immigration policies. It reflects a shift from the industry's previous alignment with the Trump administration, as employees demand their employers uphold their stated values and principles.