contested — Butler County for Immigrant Justice has rallied weekly at Commissioners meetings since July 2025 demanding the ICE contract end; commissioners (incl. T.C. Rogers) refuse. May 18, 2026 federal lawsuit alleges a deputy assaulted an ICE detainee. Contract remains operational.

contested — Columbus passed 287(g) ban and detention facility moratorium; courthouse ICE arrests continue

preemptive-defense — East Cleveland passed emergency GTFO ordinance in February 2026, first of its kind in Ohio

contested — ICE arrested 20 people inside Franklin County Municipal Court in 2025; sheriff handed 50 to ICE in H1 2025 (vs 11 in all 2024). Columbus passed 287(g) ban and detention center moratorium, but county-level cooperation continues.

litigation — Ohio Supreme Court ruled for sheriff Apr 2 2026 on date-range technicality (sheriff affidavit said no contracts executed in the requested window, while acknowledging a March 2024 U.S. Marshals contract just outside that window); ACLU notes court did NOT find the contracts exempt from public records law

contested — Protests organized but ICE operations expanding; county now houses ~500 ICE detainees across two facilities