One of Silicon Valley’s top data firms is pushing back hard on a boycott effort tied to its work for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and its founder’s connection with President Trump.

Palantir, a data mining and human intelligence firm, is fighting Silicon Valley activists angered over its work with ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, even while several other firms with bigger immigration contracts are not being targeted.

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