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Residents urge Butler County Commissioners to end ICE detention contract; board accepts public comment but takes no action
Summary
More than a dozen residents addressed the commissioners during public comment urging the county to terminate its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing recent federal immigration raids and reported detainee treatment; county officials did not rescind the contract at the meeting.
Dozens of residents addressed the Butler County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, urging the board to end the county’s contract that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees to be held in the Butler County Jail. Speakers described recent national immigration enforcement actions, recounted local experiences, and asked the board to terminate the county’s ICE arrangements.
Karen Albrecht of Liberty Township asked the commissioners to “terminate the contract with ICE in Butler County,” saying the county should not be associated with what she described as aggressive federal tactics. Linda Spurrier, a Hamilton resident, described a recent early‑morning raid in Chicago and characterized the actions she reviewed on national broadcasts as “terrorizing”…
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