"Keep your head down. Compartmentalize. Don't make trouble. That's what many tech workers are taking their CEOs' strategic silence to mean, amid an immigration crackdown across the US by the Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security. Widespread violence by federal agents has sparked protests in Minneapolis and across the country."
"One month after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, and two weeks after Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, the majority of tech CEOs have remained tight-lipped. Internally, workers from several companies describe a culture of silence and fear - and trepidation over what kind of future they're helping to build."
"Most described the same feeling of being told to stick to the corporate mission, whether outright or not, and feeling fearful for their jobs if they were to stick a toe out of line. Microsoft, Google, and Abbott did not provide a comment. CLEAR's chief privacy officer, Lynn Haaland, told The Verge in a statement, "We do not work with ICE and never have, full stop.""
Tech workers at major companies report that CEO silence during an immigration crackdown has been interpreted as an instruction to remain quiet and avoid activism. Employees describe fear of retaliation and pressure to stick to the corporate mission, worried about job consequences for dissent. Recent violent federal actions and shootings have prompted protests, but many companies lack public acknowledgment in town halls and internal channels. Some firms declined to comment, while CLEAR denied working with ICE. Workers across Microsoft, Google, YouTube, Abbott, and others report a pervasive culture of silence, fear, and moral unease.
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