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Residents urge end to county ICE contract; speakers call for transparency on detainee data

Butler County Board of Commissioners · April 28, 2026
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Summary

Multiple public commenters urged the Butler County commissioners to end the county’s contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), criticized lack of transparent detainee information at the county jail, and called for fair immigration processes and humane treatment.

Several Butler County residents used the public-comment period to press the board to terminate the county’s contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to increase transparency about who is being detained at the county jail.

Anne Jansen, speaking for Butler County Immigrant Justice, said her group has…

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