Mark Zuckerberg’s nonprofit is cutting ties with an immigration advocacy group he co-founded
Look at Mark Zuckerberg: a man of principles. Witness the dedication of Meta’s CEO to the highest cause: “to do good to whoever is in charge.” In 2013, when Barack Obama was president, Zuckerberg founded FWD.uspro-immigration group. For years, he was vocal in his support for granting citizenship to “the most talented and hardworking people, regardless of where they were born.” Now, in 2025, with Donald Trump back in power and pushing for more restrictive immigration policies, Zuckerberg’s philanthropy has officially cut ties with the group. Who says Big Tech executives don’t stand for anything?
on friday, Bloomberg reported on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) terminating its relationship with it FWD.us. Zuckerberg’s group did not provide funding to the lobby group for the first time this year. Until then, more than half of the estimated $400 million donated to the nonprofit since 2013 had come from CZI.
In addition, CZI’s minister, Jordan Fox, resigned FWD.us the board. No one else in the CZI will fill the vacant position, another first of the group that supports judicial reform.
In late 2024, Zuckerberg met with Trump adviser Stephen Miller, who reacts to brown-skinned people being sent to foreign gulags the way my dog reacts to a sweet steak. Among other topics during their exchange, Miller reportedly questioned Zuckerberg’s relationship FWD.us.
Mark Zuckerberg listened intently to Stephen Miller at Trump’s inauguration in January (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI via Getty Images)
Apparently, his words are in line with Zuckerberg’s principles. In January, before Trump was sworn in for a second term, the Meta presented an amendment that read like Miller’s wish list. The company completed its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. That same month, it condemned third-party fact-checkers, calling them “extremely politically biased.” It also changed its policies to allow “profane language” on the topics of immigration and LGBTQ+ issues. The company even added Trump supporter Dana White to its board.
It fits a broader pattern of Big Tech knee-jerk reaction to Trump.
“We are in the midst of a rapidly changing policy and regulatory landscape that views any policy that might benefit one group of people over another as illegal,” Zuckerberg told the newspaper. New York Times in January. “As a result, we and all the other institutions that exist will have to fix it.”
“We now have a US government that is proud of our best companies, that prioritizes winning in American technology and that will protect our values and interests abroad,” Zuckerberg said on an investor call in January. “I’m optimistic about the progress and innovation that can open up, so it’s going to be a big year.”
What a great year indeed.
US Chief Border Patrol Agent, Gregory Bovino and masked ICE agents in New Orleans (Ryan Murphy via Getty Images)
Now witness the contradictory words of one of Zuckerberg’s biggest rivals in Silicon Valley. “If you meet these [immigrant] kids who are really talented, and they grow up in America, and they really don’t know any other country than that, but they don’t have the opportunities that we all enjoy, it’s really sad, isn’t it? ” said the technical manager.
That “rival,” of course, was Obama-era Mark Zuckerberg in 2013.
Despite the financial crisis, thanks to our principled hero, FWD.us it will move forward. “We are very grateful to our sponsors, past and present, and we are very grateful to the many new sponsors who have stepped up over the past few years – and especially the influx of new supporters we have seen this year,” FWD.us President Todd Schulte said in a statement. “This allows us to fight for immigrants who are under attack today and build better immigration and criminal justice reform for many, many years to come.”
