Chicago Signs $29 Million Contract With Security Firm to Move Migrants to Winterized Camps

Then-Chicago Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson (L) and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speak to the press after a meeting in the governor's office in Chicago, Ill., on April 07, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Chicago officials have signed a $29.4 million contract with a private security firm to put up base camps across the city for illegal immigrants.

GardaWorld Federal Services and its subsidiary Aegis Defense Services sealed a one-year deal with Chicago on Sept. 12.