ICE Jail Contract

Speaking on behalf of Butler County Immigrant Justice during their 40th consecutive visit, the speaker urged the board to terminate the jail's contract with ICE and uphold due process.

Spoke against the ICE contract, highlighting recent federal enforcement actions and urging the commissioners to take local action.

Expressed outrage over ICE tactics and asked the county to end its detention contract as part of community values.

Argued that the county's partnership with ICE makes it complicit in extrajudicial violence and urged commissioners to use their authority to end the contract.

Shared concerns about immigration enforcement impacts and questioned the human decency of the county's jail arrangement.

Presented a book on immigration history to the commissioners and asked them to show humanity by ending the ICE contract.

Argued that the county is complicit in ICE atrocities and urged commissioners to rein in the sheriff and terminate the agreement.

Invoked International Holocaust Remembrance Day to urge commissioners to be upstanders and end the ICE contract.

A Miami University student urged commissioners to stop providing a jail for ICE, stating that local compliance fuels federal overreach.

Requested data and financial transparency regarding the ICE contract and local enforcement statistics.

Read supportive online comments from community members favoring border security and law enforcement actions.

Urged commissioners to take political responsibility and end the contract.

Cited the Ohio Attorney General's opinion that commissioners are guardians of the county and have the power to approve or cancel contracts.

Expressed distress over conditions in ICE detention facilities and naturalization challenges, urging contract termination.

Requested cancellation of the ICE contract due to accountability concerns.

A school employee shared fears expressed by students and families regarding immigration enforcement and county collaboration.

Asked commissioners to break normal policy and terminate the ICE contract to protect community safety and reputation.

Shared an account of an alleged abusive detention incident in Minneapolis to illustrate concerns about ICE agents.

Argued that the board's primary oath is to uphold the Constitution rather than deferring to the sheriff or political considerations.

Challenged the commissioners' stance on non-interference, arguing that their budgetary and contracting powers constitute political statements.

Inquired whether the county carries adequate insurance to cover potential wrongful imprisonment liabilities related to ICE detainees.