GardaWorld Federal Services “a partner of choice to the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, (and) the Intelligence Community” for services including security, medical and response logistics …..
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is moving forward with plans to put up migrant base camps across the city by signing a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm at the center of controversies related to its handling of asylum-seekers elsewhere and a deal with GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to relocate migrants.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/09/20/chicago-signs-29-million-contract-to-build-tent-city-base-camps-for-migrants/
GardaWorld Federal Services, and its subsidiary Aegis Defense Services, quietly sealed the one-year deal with the city on Sept. 12. The city contract calls for GardaWorld to provide “emergency logistics management and operation services that will set up shelter … and other necessary services (also called ‘a base camp’ or ‘solution’)” for the new arrivals.”
https://chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-gardaworld-aegis-chicago-migrant-tents-johnson-20230920-ffqifi5fcjfr7avgkj2lc7bcuq-story.html
Aegis Defense Services
On 27 October 2005 a number of “trophy” videos showing private military contractors in Baghdad firing upon civilian vehicles with no clear reason discernible from the footage itself sparked two investigations after they were posted on the internet. The videos were linked unofficially to Aegis Defence Services. Both the US Army and Aegis conducted investigations into the video; while the Aegis report is closed for client confidentiality reasons, the US Army enquiry concluded that the contractors involved were operating within the rules for the use of force. More4 News broadcast extracts of the videos in March 2006. The video showed Matthew Elkin (former U.S. Army Ranger and lead security contractor) denouncing the contractors and ordering a cease fire. Aegis benefited from CPA-mandated immunity from prosecution by Iraqi authorities.[8]
On 6 April 2006 More4 News reporter Nima Elbagir identified disaffected former Aegis contractor Rod Stoner as responsible for posting the videos on the website. Aegis would not confirm that its contractors were involved in the incidents shown in the videos, but obtained a High Court injunction to have Stoner’s website closed down. In the same More4 program, Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn insisted that the Pentagon’s contract with Aegis Defence Services should be suspended until the matter had been properly investigated and fully reported upon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Def
