Protesters Arrested After Occupying Palantir Building in NYC

Activists rallied with Mayor Mamdani against ICE before a group occupied the tech company's offices.

Apr. 7, 2026 at 12:34am

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A dynamic, fragmented painting depicting the shadowy outline of a large government building with glowing windows, conveying the power and influence of the federal immigration enforcement system that protesters are rallying against.The occupation of Palantir's offices represents an escalation of tactics by protesters seeking to directly disrupt the operations of companies seen as complicit in federal immigration enforcement.NYC Today

Multiple activists were arrested for occupying the lobby of the Palantir building in New York City's West Village after a protest in which Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood with hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers on the sixth night of Passover to protest the federal immigration crackdown.

Why it matters

The protest highlights ongoing tensions between immigration activists and technology companies like Palantir that provide data and analytics services to federal agencies like ICE. The occupation of Palantir's offices represents an escalation of tactics by some protesters seeking to directly disrupt the operations of companies seen as complicit in immigration enforcement.

The details

After rallying at Union Square for 'Sedar in the Streets,' a protest that saw demonstrators recite prayers and sing songs against corporate collusion with ICE, the protesters marched to Palantir's offices and joined another demonstration in which more than two dozen activists occupied the building's lobby as hundreds more waited outside. Police eventually arrested multiple protesters after they ignored orders to vacate the building.

  • On April 6, 2026, protesters rallied at Union Square on the sixth night of Passover.
  • Later that evening, a group of activists occupied the lobby of Palantir's offices in the West Village.

The players

Zohran Mamdani

The mayor of New York City who stood with hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers at the protest against the federal immigration crackdown.

Jews for Racial and Economic Justice

The organization that organized the 'Sedar in the Streets' protest.

Palantir

The technology company whose offices were occupied by protesters, as the company provides data and analytics services to federal agencies like ICE.

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What they’re saying

“Thank you for showing us what it looks like, showing us what it means to live out the lessons of Passover. Lessons of hope overcoming fear, of solidarity being able to overcome isolation, and the knowledge that at the end of the story, freedom is attained, and with it the sweetness of liberation.”

— Zohran Mamdani, Mayor

What’s next

The protesters who were arrested face pending charges, and it remains to be seen if their occupation of the Palantir building will lead to any further legal or political consequences for the company.

The takeaway

This protest highlights the ongoing tensions between immigration activists and technology companies seen as complicit in federal immigration enforcement, with some protesters resorting to more disruptive tactics like occupying corporate offices to voice their opposition.