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Public comment asks whether Hardin County Jail is holding people for ICE, raises workforce concerns after visa revocations
Summary
A public commenter asked whether Hardin County Jail is holding people for ICE and cited about 210–220 visa revocations at a local plant, questioning who will fill affected jobs; the board did not answer during the public comment period.
During public comments, a resident identified as Julie asked directly whether Hardin County Jail is holding people for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and whether county residents have been picked up for deportation. She said she did not receive an answer and raised broader concerns about visa revocations affecting local plant workers and the resulting workforce impacts.
Julie referenced visa revocations at a local plant (she cited a figure between about 210 and 220 workers and mentioned a dozen from another plant) and asked who will fill roles such as caregivers, childcare workers and senior-care staff when those workers are removed. The chair reminded the public comment speaker that this portion of the meeting is public comment and not public questioning; no substantive response from the board was recorded in the transcript.
The claim that the county jail is holding people for ICE was posed as a question by the public commenter and was not substantiated or answered on the record during the meeting. The board did not provide a departmental response during the comment period; any follow-up would require staff lookup or a formal agenda item.
