Residents urge Butler County to end ICE contract during public comment
Multiple public commenters urged the commissioners to terminate Butler County's contract with ICE, citing individual cases, concerns about due process and disparate treatment; speakers asked the board to engage Sheriff Jones and to suspend the contract until federal reform.
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During the public-comment period, multiple residents urged the Board of Commissioners to cancel Butler County's agreements with federal immigration enforcement. Anne Janssen opened by noting a local sidewalk issue, then speakers focused on immigration policy, naming specific local cases and urging action. "Please cancel the 287 g ICE contract," Dorothy Joseph said, and other speakers recounted local detainees and asked the commissioners to press Sheriff Jones for answers about transfers and reporting.
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