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Brown County court moves to enter interim ICE detention agreement, cites $50 daily payment per detainee
Summary
Brown County approved an interim memorandum to participate in a task‑force model with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the county to receive $50 per detainee per day and potential equipment and vehicle funding; officials said the arrangement is limited to temporary detention and transfer, not long‑term housing.
Brown County court voted during its meeting to enter an interim agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to participate in a task‑force detention model, a county official said.
An agency official (S3) told the court the program would provide training for deputies, offer up to $7,500 per deputy for equipment and up to $100,000 in vehicle funding for participating agencies, and pay the county $50 per inmate per day for temporarily detaining individuals before transfer. "Under this agreement, we could get up to $7,500 for equipment for each deputy... and then also, we could be eligible for up to a $100,000 for vehicles in this program," S3 said. He added the county would not permanently house federal detainees: "We're just gonna be detaining them until we need to take them to the localized facility while they come here tomorrow." (S3, agency official.)
Court leadership (S4) called for a motion to enter the memorandum and the court moved and seconded the action; members raised hands in favor. The court did not record a roll‑call vote in the transcript. The chair confirmed the court would proceed with the agreement after discussion.
Supporters framed the agreement as both operational and revenue‑supporting, while the transcript records no extended public comment or a recorded objection during the item. Court members asked clarifying questions about scope and implementation; S3 said the arrangement was temporary and focused on the task‑force model.
Next steps in the transcript indicate the court authorized entry into the agreement and will execute the memorandum; the meeting did not record a detailed vote tally in the public transcript and the court did not present a written vote record in the minutes provided.
