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Residents urge Butler County commissioners to end ICE contract after recent federal agent killings
Summary
Scores of Butler County residents used the board's public-comment period to demand the county terminate its jail'use contract with ICE, citing recent killings of civilians by federal agents and asserting that county facilities enable federal detention. Commissioners acknowledged the concerns but declined to cancel the contract at the meeting.
Scores of residents told the Butler County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 27 that the county should end its contract allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use the county jail, linking the agreement to recent killings by federal agents and to alleged civil-rights abuses.
Ellen Price of Oxford told commissioners she had contacted members of Congress but spoke to the county because "this is an urgent emergency" and because "it is not just that Butler County has a contract with ICE to use its jails." She said recent events, including the killing of Alex Preddy, made local oversight imperative and called for the board to act.
Other speakers described fears in schools and communities. Elizabeth Miller, who works for a Butler County school district, reported students asking whether ICE "is it dangerous to come to…
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