Jul. 17—People taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody across southwest Ohio often end up housed at the Butler County Jail. Under a contract with the county signed in ...

But that's not the case at Butler County Jail, where 57% of people detained either had a conviction or pending criminal charges. Immigration violations are considered a civil, not criminal, issue.

But that's not the case at Butler County Jail, where 57% of people detained either had a conviction or pending criminal charges. Immigration violations are considered a civil, not criminal, issue.

Most people detained by ICE at the Butler County Jail had no criminal record besides an immigration violation, an Enquirer review of ICE and jail data found. The Enquirer obtained data from the ...