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Residents urge Madison County Board to rescind sheriff’s agreement with ICE during public comment
Summary
About 10 residents used the board’s public-comment period to ask supervisors to rescind an agreement between the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing concerns about public safety, civil liberties and racial profiling.
During the board’s public-comment period, roughly 10 residents asked supervisors to oppose or seek rescission of an agreement between the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Commenters described the partnership as harmful to community trust and public safety and urged the sheriff to reconsider the arrangement.
Owen Talman of Hamilton said he did not see a local benefit to the agreement and expressed concern about “federalizing local law enforcement.” Talman asked to see the written agreement and questioned whether county resources or federal funds were flowing to the sheriff’s office as part of the arrangement: "I don't see what this does to benefit us... I see that it benefits ICE," he said.
Several speakers described the human impact on local farmworkers and other residents. Dawn Woleski,…
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