We are investigating the city of Chicago regarding RACE-based adoption
US Department of Justice (doj) will begin investigating Chicago city It is said that he is engaged in a pattern of race-based discrimination, a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Hermeet K. Dillonthe Attorney General of the DOJ Civil Rights Office, wrote to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday to notify him that an investigation into civil rights violations is open.
“Our research is based on information that suggests that we made employment decisions based on race,” Dillon writes. “In your remarks made yesterday at the Apostle Church of God’s Apostles in Woodlawn, you highlight the number of black staff in (your) administration (ed.).”
Johnson was a guest of God’s Apostle Church when he answered critics who argued that he would only talk about hiring black people.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sparked an investigation into Chicago’s employment practices after commenting on some of the top officials in his administration, who is black. (Apostles of God)
“No, what I’m saying is, when you hire our people, we’re always looking for everyone else. We are the most generous people on the planet,” he said.
Johnson listed the top officials of his administration and highlighted their race.
Johnson, for example, said that his deputy mayor of business and economic neighborhood development is a black woman.
Other positions Johnson spoke about, met by black women include the deputy mayor of infrastructure, the director of budgets and the commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development.
Mother K. Dillon is the Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division at DOJ. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP Getty Images)
Johnson also highlighted the CEO and senior advisor.
“You said you are “laying” these positions to ensure that our people have an opportunity to grow their business,” Dillon wrote to Johnson. “I have it given these statements I have been allowed to investigate Determine if the City of Chicago is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination as described above.
“If this type of employment decision is made for a top-level position in your administration, it brings the question of whether such decisions are also made for a low-level position,” she added.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions at a press conference. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)
Dillon emphasized that no conclusions have been made on the issue, and she welcomed his support in the investigation.
Johnson’s office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comments on the investigation.
The Mayor of Chicago has made race-based comments in the past.
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After President Donald Trump was elected for a second term, Johnson argued at a press conference that the new president was a threat to black families in his city.
“His threats aren’t just new arrivals and undocumented families. His threats are also towards black families,” Johnson said. “We’re going to protect black people, brown people, Asians. The city of Chicago is better, stronger and safer, despite who’s in the White House.”
Patrick McGovern and Elizabeth Heckman of Fox News contributed to this report.