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Cancellation of contracts with ICE - Demands Microsoft Employees

Here's an hot news which regards to a reputed company named Microsoft. The employees over there demand cancellation of contracts with ICE. With pressure mounting on the Trump administration's  family separation policy , Microsoft employees have joined the fold. As first reported by the  New York Times , more than 100 of the company's staff have signed an open letter to CEO Satya Nadella requesting to stop working with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The letter demands Microsoft "cancel its contracts" with ICE, as well as those with clients who support the law enforcement agency's work. "We believe that Microsoft must take an ethical stand, and put children and families above profits," the letter reads. "We also call on Microsoft to draft, publicize and enforce a clear policy stating that neither Microsoft nor its contractors will work with clients who violate international human rights law," the letter r...