The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis • Hacker News Board

Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by watwut » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC

shrubble wrote: post #117

andrewvc wrote: post #19

For an idea as to how this gets translated into the reality on the ground here in Minneapolis this is an article on what’s going on from the main newspaper in the state. > In the past week alone, ICE boxed in a Woodbury real estate agent recording their movements from his car, slammed him to the ground and detained him at the Whipple Federal Building near Fort Snelling for 10 hours. A 51-year-old teacher patrolling t…

A person who believes the above examples should try to find the videos or other details of each case in order to be sure they are being told the truth. Assuming that the “carried the woman through the street” is the same case as the video I watched, she was clearly deliberately obstructing traffic, as she wasn’t continuing to drive down the street despite the road being clear with no vehicles ahead of her. She then i…

> she was clearly deliberately obstructing traffic,

You are lying. She waited for the pedestrian to cross.

Also, obstructing traffic is not valid reason to be violent against someone. ICE or cops being violent in that situation is them abusing their power big time. So, again, we are back to Brownshirts comparison.

Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by libraryatnight » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC

nerdjon wrote: post #52

I am all for criticizing and pointing fingers at trump and this entire administration. But it does say they have been working with ICE for “years” in the article. What is not really clear to me is was the app made worse recently, was it originally commissioned under trump? Nothing about that changes that they should not be working with ICE and they deserve any pressure they get to cut ties. But there is some history…

"I am all for criticizing and pointing fingers at trump and this entire administration"

I don't believe you or you wouldn't have bothered to muddy the water in the face of repeated violence and dehumanization.

Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by jonnybgood » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC

chinathrow wrote: post #55

If you work for Palantir and if you work on these systems: You have blood on your hands. You know that it's not right what is happening on the ground right now. Do something.

The US gov (including ICE) uses all of Microsoft Office for coordination and planning: email, spreadsheets, powerpoint, document generation, etc. Would you say Microsoft employees have blood on their hands too? If not, what makes Microsoft different?

Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by sgc » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC

jordanpg wrote: post #109

Aurornis wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Deportations aren’t all that high. The raids are theater. Thinking that they’re going to deport all the immigrants isn’t realistic or supported by the numbers. Immigration control is a constant ongoing operation in every country. This administration is just making a big show out of it for political points.

My point still stands. The country will obviously not be permanently swarming with ICE agents violently grabbing immigrants off the street. There is going to be mission creep. If this isn't obvious then I don't know what to else I can say to convince you. Immigration is clearly just a pretext to establishing a national police force. Remember this thread when you hear for the first time that ICE agents are tasked with…

It looked like your jeans might be knock-offs. Customs violation. Time to flashbang your kids.

Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by gradus_ad » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC

andrewvc wrote: post #19

For an idea as to how this gets translated into the reality on the ground here in Minneapolis this is an article on what’s going on from the main newspaper in the state. > In the past week alone, ICE boxed in a Woodbury real estate agent recording their movements from his car, slammed him to the ground and detained him at the Whipple Federal Building near Fort Snelling for 10 hours. A 51-year-old teacher patrolling t…

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Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by shrubble » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC

andrewvc wrote: post #127

shrubble wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A person who believes the above examples should try to find the videos or other details of each case in order to be sure they are being told the truth. Assuming that the “carried the woman through the street” is the same case as the video I watched, she was clearly deliberately obstructing traffic, as she wasn’t continuing to drive down the street despite the road being clear with no vehicles ahead of her. She then i…

I’m here in the ground, I’ve seen them detain people for no cause. Masked agents grabbing guys out of a Home Depot parking lot and throwing them in a van only to drop them off later after scaring them. No charges. Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to get picked up so you can get your proof.

How much of the situation were you actually able to know? Were you privy to the entire conversation?

Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by pjc50 » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC

kevmo wrote: post #67

Mods are going to boot this off the front page.

Mostly flagging from individual pro-ICE HN accounts.

Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by jalapenoh » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

convolvatron wrote: post #116

jalapenoh wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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47 million voters have been run through the citizenship database, and 10,000 were flagged for investigation. which is 0.02% even if all those turn out to be noncitizens. you're just repeating empty assertions without evidence

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Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by GuinansEyebrows » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

pixl97 wrote: post #107

chinathrow wrote: post #55

If you work for Palantir and if you work on these systems: You have blood on your hands. You know that it's not right what is happening on the ground right now. Do something.

The particular problem here is the vast majority of people that are writing this software 1. Don't care, blood is great. 2. Think they are the good guys. 3. Are more worried about their next paycheck and having bad things happen to them related to not paying rent.

> 3. Are more worried about their next paycheck and having bad things happen to them related to not paying rent.

i feel like a broken record: anyone with a resume good enough for Palantir would have no problem finding work for another company/public sector employer. but they stay.

Re: The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

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Post by fnimick » Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

an0malous wrote: post #131

I remember in the 2010s when Silicon Valley was full of founders who genuinely wanted to use technology to make the world a better place, and now it's just fascists who want to use technology to kill brown people more efficiently

> Silicon Valley was full of founders who genuinely wanted to use technology to make the world a better place

No, it wasn't, it was full of people who said they wanted to use technology to make the world a better place because saying you would use technology to make the world a better place was viewed as the path to investment and success.

Now, as soon as feigned empathy is no longer required for $$$, the mask comes off. It was never about anything other than profit.