Software provider Chef has bowed to pressure and won't renew its contract the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following criticism of migrant family separations and deportations. CEO Barry Crist said Chef will cut ties with both ICE and Customs and Border Protection when its deals with the organisations expire over the next year. The move comes after a series of reports by Fairfax Media revealed that more than 100 children were being held in detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island under an agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Software provider Chef has bowed to pressure and won't renew its contract the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following criticism of migrant family separations and deportations. CEO Barry Crist said Chef will cut ties with both ICE and Customs and Border Protection when its deals with the organisations expire over the next year. The announcement represents a reversal of Crist's statement last week in which he said Chef would continue to honour its $95,000 per year contract with ICE.