Sheriff Bills Feds for Housing Undocumented Aliens
Following through on a statement he made at last
week’s News Conference, Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones mailed a
bill to the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(“ICE”) for prisoners believed to be “Undocumented
Aliens” currently housed in the Butler County Jail.
Sign outside entrance to Butler County Jail
Following through on a statement he made at last week’s News Conference, Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones mailed a bill to the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) for prisoners believed to be “Undocumented Aliens” currently housed in the Butler County Jail.
I saw this dude — an avowed Bush Republikan — on TV, this morning. Ohio doesn’t share a common border with Mexico. So, he asks:
“Why should Butler County taxpayers have to pay for jail costs associated with people we don’t believe should ever have been in this country, let alone this state, or county, to begin with?” asks Sheriff Jones. “These prisoners appear to be undocumented. They are in my jail because they have committed crimes here. It’s time the Federal Government should at least pay for the criminals they let stay here. If they don’t want to pay for them, then they can deport them,” he added.
Sheriff Jones is obviously one of those old-fashioned cops who believes that if a law in on the books it should be enforced. He was caught speeding [in his personal car] by one of his deputies and insisted she give him a ticket.
Posted: Wed - February 1, 2006 at 10:45 AM