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Residents urge Butler County commissioners to end ICE contract during lengthy public comment
Summary
More than a dozen residents used the public-comment period at the Jan. 21 Butler County commissioners meeting to urge the board to terminate the county's contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing alleged mistreatment of detainees, school disruptions from a raid rumor, and ongoing litigation tied to prior arrests.
Dozens of residents pressed the Butler County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 21 to end the county's contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agreement harms families, creates legal risk and damages the county's reputation.
Speakers during the public-comment period described multiple concerns: Kate Romanier of Oxford, a former mayor, asked commissioners to "reconsider the county contract with the immigration and customs enforcement because they present a consistent pattern of violent threats to our community" and said she feared federal agents who do not know…
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