San Jose officials weigh advocates’ calls to divest city funds from companies tied to ICE

SAN JOSE OFFICIALS are weighing growing calls to divest the city from companies that critics say don’t align with local values.

The City Council is set to take up the controversial divestment conversation March 24 during an annual review of the city’s investment policy. A group of local advocates has long been urging the city to cut financial ties with companies engaged in a broad range of business activities — including those doing business with federal immigration enforcement agencies, militaries such as Israel’s, as well as businesses involved in “mass incarceration and detention.”