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Residents urge Butler County commissioners to end jail’s ICE contract; commissioners cite limits to their authority
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Butler County Board of Commissioners to terminate the county jail’s contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing alleged mistreatment of detainees and economic harm; Commissioner Carpenter said the sheriff — an independently elected official — controls operational policy.
Dozens of residents told the Butler County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 18 that the county should end the Butler County Jail’s contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arguing the partnership causes harm to families, chills civic life and dents the local economy.
At the start of the visitors’ comments period, Anne Jansen, who said she lives on 7 Mile where the “sidewalk ends,” told the board: “We are here today to ask you to terminate the contract that you have with ICE.” Multiple other speakers — including Ellen Price, Kathy Brinkman and Cassie Stevens — described fear in immigrant communities, recounted news…
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