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Dozens of residents urge Butler County to end ICE detention contract and create oversight; commissioners hear extended public comment
Summary
Multiple residents and activists urged the Board of Commissioners to cancel the county's contract allowing ICE detainees in local jails, called for citizen-led oversight, and warned of harms to community trust and civil liberties; speakers cited due-process concerns and state legislation that could compel local enforcement.
A lengthy public-comment period at the Butler County commissioners meeting centered on calls for the county to end its contract that permits Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house detainees in county jails. Dozens of residents, including organization members and community volunteers, urged action, oversight and transparency.
Steve Holmquist, a member of Butler County For Immigrant Justice, said the…
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