A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents
Colleagues discussed the incident on internal message boards, according to documents seen by WIRED.
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Lauren GoodeParesh DaveLouise MatsakisBusinessJun 10, 2026 3:49 PMA Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration AgentsColleagues discussed the incident on internal message boards, according to documents seen by WIRED.Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on May 15, 2026.Photograph: Tayfun Coskun/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyA former Meta employee who lost their job during a round of layoffs on May 20 is said to have been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in recent days, according to communications inside the company seen by WIRED.A current employee posted about the incident on an internal Meta messaging board for immigration topics this week.
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