How Palantir Assists ICE | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
January 17, 2026
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as posted by the channelWhen ICE engages in enforcement operations, it relies on Palantir’s technology. In the fall of 2025, Ross sat down with Shyam Sankar, the company’s chief technology officer, to discuss what Palantir actually does. In this clip from the interview, Ross asks Sankar to describe the company’s role in the Trump administration’s deportation efforts, the threat of misusing data, and what it’s like for Palantir to trust the government with the impressive technology it has created.
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