IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) — A handful of Iowa businesses have scored big government contracts with ICE and US customs and border protection.

It was highlighted in a recent report by the Iowa Press-Citizen. Collins Aerospace, formally known as Rockwell Collins received the biggest contracts totaling $55 million since 2008.

Now, an Iowa City advocacy group The Catholic Worker House is petitioning the companies to end these contracts.

The report outlines four Iowa companies that have taken millions altogether in government contracts from ICE and US customs and border protection. The majority of that money coming in 2017.

Rockwell Collins, Career Management Associates of Iowa, The Hon Company, and AllSteal Inc.

Catholic Worker House advocate and board member Manny Galvez, says it makes them complicit in the crisis that’s developed at the border.

The Catholic Worker House focuses on giving hope and help to those in need. For the past year, in particular, they’ve opened up their home to Central American refugees.

“They’re trying to leave a situation where the country they don’t have the safety. A lack of economic opportunities, lack of jobs,” said Galvez.

All of the refugees have been through border detention facilities, some even separated at the border. Now, they’re finding out Iowa companies may have played an indirect role.

“The government is taking advantage of a human crisis. Why these companies have a military approach. They offer military services. This is how they see the situation on the border,” said Galvez.

USAspending.gov shows Rockwell Collins, Career Management Associates in Iowa, The Hon Company, and AllSteel received millions altogether in contracts.

“It’s a moral issue because, again, I feel like these companies have a lot of contracts. Billions of contracts, so I don’t think it’s going to damage if we request to stop the contracts. This is the only thing we’re asking. They need to stop. Why? Because we are not terrorists. This isn’t an invasion. This is a human crisis,” said Galvez.

According to the Press-Citizen Rockwell Collins 115 contracts ranging from information to engineering services, for “search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical and nautical system and instrument manufacturing.”

KWWL News 7 reached out to Collins for comment in regards to the nature of the contracts and what criteria they consider before bidding, we did not hear back.

Partners of the Iowa City Catholic Worker House have put together a petition urging Collins Aerospace to cancel future contracts.