Border Enforcement
Companies that provide infrastructure, technology, equipment, or services specifically to national border enforcement and immigration detention operations — communications networks for border patrol, biometric identification systems for border crossers, less-lethal weapons deployed against asylum seekers, data centers and IT systems for immigration agencies, and logistics support for deportation operations. The test is whether the company's product or service is purpose-built or primarily marketed for border enforcement applications, not incidental government sales. Distinct from surveillance_tech (which covers surveillance as a product category broadly) and conflict_zones (which covers operations in active armed conflict).
Excluded Companies (3 total)
Showing 3 of 3 companies excluded under this screen.
| Ticker | Company | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | Thermo Fisher's RapidHIT ID system has been used by ICE and CBP since 2019 for rapid DNA testing of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border. AFSC documents that families found not to be biologically related faced criminal charges including human trafficking, leading to family separations and deportations. ICE continued subjecting families to this testing after the pilot program was supposed to end. Thermo Fisher has sold over $1.3 million in products directly to ICE, including an $880,000 contract with ICE Dallas for chemical analysis equipment. A Thermo Fisher subsidiary signed a $120 million contract with the FBI in 2022 to provide reagents and equipment for processing DNA samples from detained migrants into the federal CODIS database. DHS mandates DNA collection from nearly every person in ICE custody, and Thermo Fisher is the primary company profiting from the processing phase. |
| CRM | SALESFORCE INC | Salesforce provides the cloud infrastructure powering U.S. immigration enforcement operations. Deloitte built the Unified Immigration Portal on the Salesforce CRM platform for Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Between 2018 and July 2024, CBP spent $148.5 million on Salesforce products and services. As of 2025, internal Salesforce documents show the company actively expanding immigration enforcement contracts, including pitching ICE on using AI to accelerate hiring, process tips, and assist in enforcement operations. The $148.5M spend and active expansion into ICE demonstrate this is not incidental government sales but a material, growing business line purpose-built for border enforcement. |
| PII | POLARIS INC | Polaris Inc. holds 41+ contracts with U.S. Customs and Border Protection for off-road vehicles used in border enforcement operations. |
The Naughty List
A digest of changes to our exclusion list — new additions, removals, and the evidence behind them. We review the list continuously as new evidence surfaces.