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Chicago mayor issues executive order requiring city contractors to disclose leadership diversity and ICE ties
The order targeting large contractors and those with recent labor violations drew criticism from the Department of Homeland Security.
The short version
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order requiring city contractors to disclose leadership diversity metrics and relations with law enforcement agencies, including ICE.
- The policy mandates that large private firms with over $1 billion in net income report board composition and diversity policies if not already covered by state law.
- The order directs the city to establish rules barring vendors with recent histories of public integrity, discrimination, or wage theft violations from securing contracts.
Key facts
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order requiring city contractors to disclose information about leadership diversity demographics and ties to federal agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[Fox News]
- The order instructs the city's chief procurement officer to create rules within 90 days to bar vendors found to have committed public integrity, workplace discrimination, or wage theft violations in the preceding five years.[Fox News]
- Contractors must disclose if they received more than $500,000 from government or law enforcement agencies, or faced proceedings alleging civil rights violations like excessive force or unlawful detention.[Fox News]
- Doing business with ICE is not listed as a disqualifying offense under the executive order.[Fox News]
- A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson criticized the order, accusing the mayor of bullying American companies that assist federal immigration enforcement.[Fox News]