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Residents urge Medina County not to house ICE detainees; commissioners say county holds U.S. Marshals contract, not ICE
Summary
Several Medina County residents urged commissioners during public comment to refuse any contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Commissioners and staff said the county currently has a federal contract with the U.S. Marshals Service, not ICE, and indicated the sheriff would play a primary role in any detention contract.
Several Medina County residents used the May 27 public-comment period to urge the Board of Commissioners to refuse any contract that would allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, to detain immigrants in the county jail.
Nola Lother, a Medina resident, told commissioners such contracts “come at a serious cost to our values, our community safety, and our public trust” and said cooperation with ICE would transform local institutions “into extensions of a controversial and…
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