Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones says he’s ready to help the federal government deport undocumented immigrants. Jones’ announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump announced his new administration’s border czar, Tom Homan.
“To the millions of illegal aliens that Joe Biden has released into our country in violation of federal law, you better start packing now,” Homan declared during the Republican National Convention in July.
Jones said he feels the November 2024 election is a mandate not only for the Trump team but for law enforcement.
“The federal government doesn’t have jails,” Jones said. “They’ll have to depend on 3,300 county jails to house prisoners.”
Jones told WCPO he has already begun preparing. He said his deputies are clearing a pod that could house nearly 100 detainees.
“We try to keep all the illegals in one area as we’ve done before. They wear a different color uniform,” Jones said.
Jones also said any cost incurred by Butler County while holding illegal migrants will reimbursed by the federal government.