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Residents urge Butler County to stop housing ICE detainees; commissioners ask administrator to seek more information
Summary
Multiple residents criticized the county's practice of housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Butler County Jail and asked commissioners for more transparency about contracts and detainee records; commissioners agreed to ask the county administrator for additional information.
Several Butler County residents used the public‑comment period on July 29 to press the Board of County Commissioners to stop holding Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Butler County Jail and to provide more transparency about who is being held and why.
Beverly Wetter, who identified herself as a lifelong Butler County resident, said she found a social‑media post from the sheriff mocking detainees unacceptable: "These people are being torn away from their jobs. Their lives are being upended, and he thinks…
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