Activists want NJ pension fund to drop tech firm over ICE ties

The New Jersey pension fund has about $140 million invested in a firm that helps immigration agents identify and track potential targets for deportation.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 675

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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In recent years, New Jersey’s pension fund has been forced to stop investing in companies that boycott Israel and those with financial ties to Russia and Iran.

Now, immigrant advocates want the state to take the same action with a company paid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify and track potential targets for deportation.

The monthslong push for the New Jersey State Investment Council to stop investing state pension funds …

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