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Six arrested at protest of Palantir, tech company building deportation software for Trump admin

Six of demonstrators were arrested at protest against the company’s work for Ice to help deport people from the USSix protestors who demonstrated in front of the New York City offices of Palantir Technologies were arrested on Thursday morning. The demonstrators had gathered to bring attention to the controversial firm and the work it does to power the deportation of immigrants from the US.The protestors stood in front of the Palantir offices on Manhattan’s Avenue of the Americas, linking arms to block entrance into the building and forcing several people attempting to enter to shove past them. At one point, several demonstrators entered the lobby of the building holding up signs that read “Palantir powers ICE”, referring to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Continue reading...

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