Residents urge Butler County to end ICE contract during public comment
Several residents pressed Butler County commissioners during public comment to cancel the county's contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing rising detentions of Haitian Ohioans and reports that dozens of deputies are ICE-certified.
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Ann Jansen, a resident who addressed the board during the public-comment period, urged commissioners to terminate Butler County's contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling recent detentions "cruel" and disproportionate. "You need to end the ICE contract," Jansen said, citing reports that as many as 44 county deputies are trained to conduct ICE arrests and urging immediate action.
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