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Residents urge Butler County commissioners to end sheriff's ICE contract during public comment
Summary
Multiple residents used public comment March 17 to call on the board to end the county's contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), citing student distress, moral concerns and alleged contractor problems; speakers urged the commissioners and sheriff to reconsider participation in federal immigration detentions.
During the meeting's public-comment period March 17, multiple residents urged the Butler County Board of Commissioners to end the sheriff's contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Robert Mullenix (S13), a therapist at Miami University's Hamilton campus, said the presence of ICE operations in the county has caused students ‘‘distress’’ and asked the board to reconsider the contract. Ellen Price (S9) summarized Ohio House Bill 200 and warned of local implications if the law's enforcement or funding…
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