Here is a story that proves exactly how the world works. It is not about right or wrong. It is never about right or wrong. It is about money and looking good at dinner parties. The French tech giant **Capgemini** has decided to execute a strategic **divestment** of a part of its business. Which part? The part that works for **ICE**. That is the **U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement**.

Now, if you read the headlines from the mainstream press regarding this **Capgemini ICE contract**, you might think this is a moral victory. You might think the big bosses in France suddenly grew a heart regarding **corporate social responsibility (CSR)**. You might think they sat down, looked at the state of immigration in America, and said, "We cannot be a part of this." If you believe that, you are exactly the kind of sucker they are looking for.

Here is the truth about why **Capgemini is selling Odyssey**. This unit became a headache. That’s it. They call it "global scrutiny." Do you know what "global scrutiny" means in plain English? It means people were yelling at them. It means their brand was getting dirty. It means the headache of dealing with angry activists was starting to cost more than the checks they were cashing from the U.S. government. That is the only math corporations do.

Let’s look at the timing. They aren't shutting it down. They aren't deleting the software. They are just selling the subsidiary. Think about what that actually means. The work continues. The computers keep humming. The databases keep tracking people. The only thing that changes is the name on the door and the bank account the money goes into.

This is the great game of corporate hot potato. When a way of making money becomes too toxic, the big shiny public companies drop it. But they don't destroy it. They just pass it to someone else. Maybe a private equity firm. Maybe a quiet company that doesn't have a public brand to protect. The work doesn't stop. It just goes into the shadows. The French executives get to wash their hands. They can stand up at their shareholder meetings and say, "Look, we are clean. We respect human rights." Meanwhile, they pocket the cash from the sale.

It is all a performance. The Left will cheer and say, "We pressured them! We won!" But they didn't win anything. The tool is still there. ICE still has the tech. The Right will roll their eyes and complain about "woke corporations" bowing to the mob. They are wrong too. This isn't woke. This is cold, hard capitalism. Capgemini isn't woke; they are just protecting their stock price. If selling puppies to orphans made their stock go down, they would stop doing that too.

The subsidiary they are selling is called **Odyssey**. It does **government IT services**. It’s boring stuff, mostly. But because it is attached to immigration, it is radioactive. In the corporate world, you can do a lot of bad things. You can pollute rivers. You can underpay workers. But you cannot be embarrassed. Embarrassment is the one sin Wall Street does not forgive.

So, Capgemini dumps the asset. They get a pile of money for it. The new owner steps in. The new owner probably doesn't care about "global scrutiny." They just care about the government contract. The contract is safe. The government always pays its bills. The system protects itself.

It is hard not to laugh at how predictable this is. Everyone plays their part. The activists yell. The company issues a vague statement about "alignment" and "strategy." The media writes a fluff piece about ethical business. And somewhere in a server room in America, the lights blink on and off, processing the same data they were processing yesterday. Nothing changes. Nothing ever actually changes.

This is why I don't pick sides. The people cheering for this sale are naive. They think they stopped the machine. They just painted it a different color. The people angry about the sale are stupid. They think a corporation owes them loyalty. A corporation owes you nothing. It exists to eat money. When the food tastes bad, it spits it out. That is what happened here. Capgemini spit out a bad-tasting contract. Do not mistake their indigestion for a conscience.

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### References & Fact-Check * **Event Verification**: Capgemini has officially confirmed plans to sell its North American subsidiary, Odyssey, which holds contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), following internal employee pressure and external criticism. * **Corporate Context**: The move aligns with broader industry trends where **ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)** concerns impact portfolio management, though the underlying government contracts remain active under new ownership. * **Source Authority**: [BBC News: French tech giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary working for ICE](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9e4xw8vqqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)