Overview

The Seneca County Jail in Tiffin is one of two original ICE detention sites in Ohio (alongside Geauga County), holding ICE detainees before the Trump-era expansion. The county also signed a 287(g) agreement, making it one of the first three Ohio counties to do so. Despite limited capacity, it remains part of Ohio’s six-facility ICE detention network.

Key Details

• Average daily ICE population: ~62 (since Trump inauguration); ~63 in two months prior
• ICE per-diem rate: $90/day paid by ICE; $79.85 actual cost = ~$10 profit per detainee per day
• Pre-2025 status: Already had IGSA contract before Trump’s second term began
• 287(g) agreement: Signed in 2025, giving deputies immigration enforcement authority during routine duties
• Transparency: Seneca County has provided The Marshall Project-Cleveland with six years of monthly ICE invoices — notably more transparent than neighboring Geauga County
• ICE inspection: 2025 inspection conducted Oct 29-31, 2024

Sources

• Northwest Ohio jail becomes state’s third ICE detention facility - Ideastream (Mar 17, 2025)
• Who is ICE putting in Ohio jails? One county won’t say - News5 Cleveland
• ICE paid Ohio prisons over $13.2 million - WDTN
• 2025 Seneca County Jail inspection - ICE