Butler County sheriff: Workplace immigration raids are coming
Sheriff Richard Jones says Butler Co. jail will house ICE detainees
Sheriff Richard Jones says Butler Co. jail will house ICE detainees
Sheriff Richard Jones says Butler Co. jail will house ICE detainees
There are two pods inside the Butler County Sheriff's Office's Operational Headquarters and Correctional Center that have rows of cells available for inmates.
Sheriff Richard Jones thinks those cells will soon be filled with people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
"We were asked, 'Can we receive inmates, like, from 0 to 100? How quick.' And we said, 'Today.' Don't mean we'll get them today, but I'll be shocked if we don't get them very quick," Jones said. "They have no jail space for what they need. And we're offering them up to 100, 200 and can possibly go to 300."
"And that's capacity, that's beds?" 바카라게임's Todd Dykes asked.
"Yes," Jones said.
The federal government will cover the cost of ICE detainees.
"We're looking at the feds paying $68 a day," Jones said. "We're usually the cheapest."
After discussing the role the jail will play in President Donald Trump's deportation push, Jones answered what's been a frequently asked question in recent weeks.
The question comes amid fear of enforcement actions and a recent protest in downtown Hamilton that was sparked by a sign featuring an arrow pointing toward the jail's entrance that reads "Illegal Aliens Here."
"Other people have asked, 'What about workplace enforcement? Are there going to be raids?' And I tell them, 'Yes, there are,'" Jones said. "And I get asked, 'Are they going to have them here?' And I said, 'Yes. They're coming.'"
Jones cites the presence of certain Butler County inmates as justification for any action ICE agents take.
"I have 1,400 (inmates) that have been here in the last four years 바카라 게임 웹사이트 1,400 that are here illegally, that have committed state crimes," Jones said. "I want the public to know, and I want people in the United States know 바카라 게임 웹사이트 I want people in Ohio to know 바카라 게임 웹사이트 they're here already."
Jones wants his deputies to be able to assist ICE agents. He's applied to be part of what's known as the federal 287(g) program. If approved, certain deputies would have immigration enforcement powers, similar to what ICE agents can do.