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Pastors and residents ask Butler County commissioners to review ICE detention practices at county jail
Summary
Several pastors and residents urged Butler County commissioners to investigate the county's cooperation with ICE and the treatment of detainees held at the Butler County Jail, citing individual cases they said demonstrate harm to families and calls for mercy and transparency.
Multiple public speakers at the May 28 Butler County commissioners meeting urged the board to reconsider county cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to investigate conditions for detainees held at the Butler County Jail under ICE custody.
Pastor Caleb Crockt of West Charleston Church of the Brethren in Tipp City told the commissioners that one congregant, identified as Armando Reyes, was detained after entering the United States with ICE permission and complying with monitoring programs. "He's been in Butler County Jail for more than a month, having entered the country with permission and having…
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