Prince William was asked to raise the case of a detained Manchester man during his official trip to Saudi Arabia, while in the United States, an Irishman described his detention by ICE as "like a modern-day concentration camp." These developments come amid growing scrutiny of governmental actions and corporate involvement in immigration and human rights issues.
According to Sky News, Amnesty International wrote to Prince William, sharing the plight of Ahmed al-Doush, a father of four and senior banking analyst for Bank of America, who is detained in Saudi Arabia. The request was made in advance of the Prince's first official trip to the country. Separately, also according to Sky News, Seamus Culleton, an Irishman living in the US for nearly 20 years, described his five-month detention by ICE as "torture." He expressed a desire for Irish premier Micheal Martin to raise his case with US President Donald Trump.
In Hong Kong, the leader celebrated the 20-year jail sentence given to British pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, as reported by Sky News. The leader, John Lee, was defiant in the face of criticism from Western nations following the sentencing. Simultaneously, employees at Salesforce circulated an internal letter to CEO Marc Benioff, urging him to denounce recent actions by ICE, prohibit the use of Salesforce software by immigration agents, and back federal legislation to reform the agency, according to Wired. The letter cited recent events as catalysts, calling them an indictment of a system that has discarded human decency.
Also, according to Wired, Palantir CEO Alex Karp recorded a video for his employees addressing the company's work with ICE. The video, a nearly hour-long conversation, was shared with employees after weeks of questions regarding the company's involvement. The video was shared by Courtney Bowman, Palantir's global director of privacy and civil liberties engineering.
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