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| Industry | Professional networking; digital advertising; recruitment |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, United States |
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| Status | Active |
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Overview
LinkedIn is a U.S.-based professional networking platform owned by Microsoft, operating as a major hub for recruitment, job listings, and targeted digital advertising. Public reporting and advocacy documentation describe LinkedIn as carrying recruitment advertisements and employment listings for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies as part of ongoing federal hiring campaigns active in 2025. [1]
Boycott
LinkedIn is listed for boycott due to its role in facilitating ICE recruitment through paid advertisements and job postings, and the resulting public backlash. Reporting and advocacy monitoring in 2025 documented ICE job ads, sponsored posts, and recruitment campaigns appearing on LinkedIn, prompting criticism from users, labor organizers, immigrant-rights groups, and tech workers, and leading to calls for boycotts and account deactivations. [2]
Advocacy groups argue that LinkedIn’s role is particularly significant because the platform is purpose-built for recruitment and professional legitimacy, making it a critical tool for staffing immigration enforcement agencies. Critics contend that hosting ICE recruitment ads and job listings constitutes direct material support for enforcement operations associated with detention, deportation, and documented civil-rights abuses. [1]
LinkedIn has stated that government agencies are permitted to post jobs and recruitment advertising on the platform under existing policies, provided they comply with applicable laws and advertising standards. Advocacy organizations counter that policy compliance does not negate the ethical implications of enabling recruitment for agencies accused of systemic human-rights violations. [1]
Background
ICE relies heavily on professional recruitment platforms to hire agents, analysts, attorneys, and support staff. LinkedIn’s central role in modern hiring infrastructure gives it disproportionate influence over the capacity and normalization of immigration enforcement agencies. ICE List documents LinkedIn due to its documented role in ICE recruitment and the existence of organized, publicly documented calls for boycott. [1]