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Resident asks commissioners about legal status, revenue of ICE use of county jail
Summary
A resident asked the Mahoning County commissioners whether the county has a legal contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an opinion by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost; commissioners said counsel would review and, if necessary, amend agreements.
A Canfield resident asked Mahoning County commissioners on Sept. 4 whether the county holds a lawful contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house detainees and how revenue from those arrangements is recorded.
Chris Harris told commissioners he had read a recent opinion by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost about county ICE contracts and said the ACLU had filed suit in other counties. "We know that ICE is using our jail. We know…
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