Palantir CEO Alex Karp sent a letter to shareholders to defend the company’s work with US government agencies. This comes days after documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that Palantir is among the contractors providing AI tools to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).In the letter (seen by CNBC), Karp argued that Palantir’s software system is “capable of preventing a terror attack” and could be “equally capable of preventing an unconstitutional intrusion into the private lives of citizens by the state.” Defending Palantir’s tools used by US agencies, he said that the company has developed a platform to “ensure that the state and its agents can see only what ought to be seen.”“The construction of such a platform, one that reflects our ethical commitments, should, of course, be a rallying cry for progressives and critical thinkers across the political spectrum who profess to be interested in advancing the values of the Fourth Amendment,” he wrote.Last week, documents released by the DHS showed that the company is providing AI tools to help the agency sort and evaluate tips, CNBC reported. Separate federal records from April 2025 indicated that Palantir holds a $30 million contract with ICE to provide “real-time visibility” into people self-deporting.Palantir has previously faced criticism over its work with ICE and its role during US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Its software is also used by other government agencies, including the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Defence (now Department of War).
What Palantir CEO Alex Karp said about anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis
Palantir CEO Alex Karp said protesters demonstrating against ICE should support the use of his company’s tools in the government. In a recent interview with CNBC’s Morgan Brennan, while discussing the company’s fourth-quarter results, Karp said, “If you are critical of ICE, you should be out there protesting for more Palantir. Our product actually, in its core, requires people to conform with Fourth Amendment data protections.”Karp’s comments come as anti-ICE protests continue in Minneapolis following the fatal shootings of two demonstrators. Earlier, Karp has faced backlash for his opinions, including his support of Israel in the wake of the October 2025 attacks by Hamas, and the company’s work with Israel’s military.In March 2024, he told CNBC that some employees had left the company because of his pro-Israel views and that he expects more to depart.“From my perspective, it’s not just about Israel. It’s like: Do you believe in the West? Do you believe the West has created a superior way of living?” he told CNBC at the time.
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