Palantir Divestment Letter Campaign Targets state violence at Delaney Hall

Palantir tracks, then ICE and the Israeli/US war machine attack!

Many of the detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark were tracked by Palantir’s technology and hunted down by ICE. We’ve all seen the pressure that’s been brought to bear by the 300+ brave hunger and labor strikers along with community organizers, demanding to be treated as human beings.

Governor Sherrill’s response to the demands of the strikers initially was inaction and then an unleashing of violent state repression. Due to the sustained pressure on the governor, we have seen some concessions with increased funding for detainees’ legal needs. However, although the Governor says that she recognizes the human rights abuses happening at Delaney and ultimately wants to close it, the NJ pension system maintains investments in two companies that maintain this system of state violence:Palantir and GEO Group.

Governor Sherrill re-appointed Shoaib Khan, the state’s chief investment officer, to manage the $91 billion that’s held in the public pension system. The Chief Investment Officer, Shoaib Khan, despite public pressure, has maintained an investment of roughly $140 million in Palantir stock. So, in essence our tax and pension dollars are supporting a company which is collecting data on all of us, targeting black and brown immigrants and is enabling state violence against peaceful protesters. In fact additional shares have been purchased as the investment in the terror and detention of our neighbors into concentration camps, harm to the environment and genocide abroad are highly profitable. The NJ pension system also holds ~$800,000 in GEO Group corporate bonds.

Please send this updated letter to Governor Mikie Sherrill and CIO Shoaib Khan to let them know that we want our funds supporting our communities, not tearing them apart. Divest from Palantir! Divest from GEO Group!