Sheriff Mails Out Bill to I.C.E. for Housing Undocumented Aliens

[Redman]

Continuing his belief that the Federal Government should pay for the jail’s housing of illegal alien prisoners, Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones has mailed another bill to the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). This bill is for all prisoners believed to be “Undocumented Aliens” housed in the Butler County Jail at any time during December, 2005. The December charges total $23,380.00, covering a total of 30 different individuals, and equates to 334 billable days at $70.00 per day.

In late October, Sheriff Jones sent a bill to I.C.E. for $71,610.00 for housing what were believed to be “Undocumented Aliens” that were in the jail at that time. That bill spanned a period of several months as some of those prisoners had been incarcerated since June. In December, a bill for the month of November charges totaling $30,030.00 was sent. To date, the Sheriff’s Office has not received any payment toward those previous bills. Total amounts billed to the Federal Government to date is now $125,020.00.

In sending today’s bill to ICE, Sheriff Jones remains firm in his belief that Butler County taxpayers should not have to pay for criminals he believes should not even be in this country. “I am continuing to bill the Federal Government for these prisoners, who all appear to be undocumented. They are committing crimes here. They continue to be a drain on Butler County’s financial resources,” said Sheriff Jones. “So far, my bills have gone unanswered, but I plan to keep sending them to I.C.E. There’s little else I can do, unless and until the system is changed or the government decides to deport the illegals in my jail,” he added.

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[MOCOP]

Thats all well and good but the Sheriff is going about it the wrong way. Number one if they are in his jail charged with violation of a state statute then they are his responsibility at least until they clear local charges.
If he believes them to be illegals then he needs to quit byotchin, pick up the phone and at least attempt to get ICE to slap a detainer on em.

Other than that it's grandstanding for the media and his voters. He's not trying to address the problem IMHO.

[BP348]

Mocop has it right all they need to do is get the local Border Patrol or better yet local ICE office over to conduct interviews with these aliens. That would be a better way to start than mailing a bill. Who did he mail it to? I don't think the head of ICE or DHS is going to pay it. Come to think of it, ICE has so many budget problems right now they can't pay that bill even if they wanted too.

[Piggy]

Why tick off the ICE people. I'm sure if they had their way, we'd be shutting down the border. He should be billing the congressmen who fail to take action.

[0311Marine]

He should also send a bill to that idiot Fox.

[MOCOP]

Why tick off the ICE people. I'm sure if they had their way, we'd be shutting down the border. He should be billing the congressmen who fail to take action.

Because he's a politically motivated Suit afflicited with the "Look at me!" syndrome, as are a great many LE Administrators. He's pounding his chest and bemoaning illegal immigration but I'd like to know if he's even contacted the ICE field office and tried to get a working relationship going with them.

Just me but our local ICE guys will do anything they can to help us out especially if we've got IA's with criminal convictions.

He should be trying to build bridges instead burning them, that would go a whole lot farther towards addressing the problem than playing attention ***** for the media will.

[HeyCJ]

He certainly is making a statement...and a creative one at that. Perhaps it's a case of the squeaky wheel getting it's oil. Or as an elected official (and it is election time) maybe he's listening to the voters of his community?

My all time favorite is the Sheriff who was filing trespassing charges on illegals...

Why tick off the ICE people...... He should be billing the congressmen who fail to take action.

HA, I like this too. Maybe hold them personally negligible. What would be the charge?