BUTLERCOUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Thousands of immigrants are being detained and deported as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents enforce the Trump administration's aggressive immigration policies. ButlerCounty is now a location for housing these detainees. The ButlerCountyJail has detained inmates for ICE since March 2025.

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Allegations over mistreatment of those inmates have resurfaced in a second lawsuit against the county. According to the ButlerCounty sheriff, this is the first sting operation of its kind in the county. “These are, in my opinion, real bad guys we put in jail. And I’m happy to do it,” Lt.

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Michael Shinert, detective with the Andover Police Department, said. A reporter toured the ButlerCountyJail earlier this month. The jail is ran by ButlerCounty Sheriff Richard Jones, who has earned a national reputation for his tough stance on immigration and his cowboy swagger. ButlerCounty Sheriff's office faces federal lawsuit over alleged assault of ICE detainee Luis Tenelanda, with advocates claiming pattern of abuse at Hamilton jail.The ButlerCountyJail has housed immigration detainees under federal contract. His isn't the first lawsuit immigrants filed against the ButlerCountyJail, and it won't be the last — unless the ICE contract ends.

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Between May 23 and May 30, Ohioans are holding a week of prayer and action outside of every single ICE detention center in Ohio. JailATM™ ©2026 Tech Friends, Inc... A ButlerCounty mother accused of lying about her 2-year-old child’s condition to get unnecessary medical treatment has been sentenced.Man pleads guilty to attempted murder ofButlerCounty deputy.