Mark Zuckerberg’s nonprofit cuts ties with the immigration advocacy group he co-founded

Look at Mark Zuckerberg: a man of principle. Watch Meta CEO’s dedication to the issues that matter most: “Winning the love of anyone in charge.” In 2013, when Barack Obama was president, Zuckerberg co-founded the company FWD.usa pro-immigration advocacy group. For years, he has publicly supported citizenship for “the most talented and hard-working people, regardless of where they were born.” Now, in 2025, with Donald Trump back in power and pushing tough immigration policies, Zuckerberg’s charitable organization has officially cut ties with the group. Who says CEOs at big tech companies don’t stand for anything?

Friday, Bloomberg The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has reportedly cut ties with FWD.us. Zuckerberg’s group did not provide any funding to the advocacy group for the first time this year. To that point, more than half of the nearly $400 million donated to the nonprofit since 2013 had come from CZI.

In addition, Czechoslovakia’s Chief of Staff, Jordan Fuchs, resigned from the party FWD.us blackboard. No one else at CZI will fill the vacancy, another first for the pro-immigration and justice reform advocacy group.

In a statement to Engadget, a CZI spokesperson said the change had been in the works for several years. “Nearly five years ago, we announced that we were focusing on our core work in science, education and supporting our local communities,” the spokesperson said. “As part of this transformation, we have committed seed funding to FWD.us To continue their duo work. We have fulfilled this financial commitment and reduced our social advocacy funding. She added that the couple’s Biohub initiative is currently their “primary philanthropy.”

In late 2024, Zuckerberg met with Trump adviser Stephen Miller, who reacts to brown-skinned humans being sent to foreign labor camps the same way my dog ​​reacts to a juicy steak. Among other topics during the exchange, Miller reportedly questioned Zuckerberg’s ties to him FWD.us.

His words clearly align with Zuckerberg’s principles. In January, before Trump was sworn in for his second term, Meta unleashed a sweeping overhaul that reads like Miller’s wish list. The company ended its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. That same month, she dumped third-party fact-checkers, calling them “too politically biased.” It also changed its policies to allow the use of “derogatory language” on immigration and LGBTQ+ issues. The company even added Trump supporter Dana White to its board of directors.

It fits into a broader pattern of big tech companies bowing to Trump.

“We are in the middle of a rapidly changing political and regulatory landscape, in which any policy that might privilege any group of people over another is viewed as illegal,” Zuckerberg said. New York Times In January. “Because of this, we and every other institution will need to adapt.”

“We now have an American administration that is proud of our leading companies, prioritizes winning American technology, and will defend our values ​​and interests abroad,” Zuckerberg said on a call with investors in January. “I’m optimistic about the progress and innovation this can unlock, so this is going to be a big year.”

What a really big year.

Now watch the contradictory words of one of Zuckerberg’s main competitors in Silicon Valley. “When you meet these people [immigrant] “Really talented kids, and they’re raised in America, and they don’t really know any other country but that, but they don’t have the opportunities that we all have, and it’s really heartbreaking, isn’t it?” “This seems like one of the biggest civil rights issues of our time,” the tech executive said.

This “rival” was, of course, Obama’s Mark Zuckerberg in 2013.

Despite a funding setback, thanks to our principled hero, FWD.us I’ll press forward. “We are grateful to our donors, past and present, and so grateful for the many new donors who have come forward in the past few years — 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 under attack today and build a better approach to immigration and criminal justice reform for many years to come.”

Updated December 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM PT: This story has been updated to include a statement from a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative spokesperson.