Geauga County Jail has held 43 ICE detainees daily
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The Geauga County Jail in Chardon has held an average of 43 detainees per day who have been rounded up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to recent federal data.
The big picture: There are six Ohio facilities used by the federal government for ICE detention during the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.
- The Northeast Ohio Correctional Facility in Youngstown has held the largest average daily population of these with 71.
Zoom out: ICE was holding more than 43,000 in detention nationwide as of May 27, according to the data collected by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
How it works: Immigrants can end up in ICE detention after being arrested by ICE or the U.S. Border Patrol.
- Immigrants can also end up in detention after being arrested on criminal charges and released into ICE custody.
- Detention facilities can be run by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, state or local governments, private contractors, the U.S. Marshals Service or facilities ICE has for families.
The latest: Last month, the ACLU of Ohio sued the Geauga County Sheriff's Office for refusing to release its contracts with ICE to house detainees.
- The sheriff's department countered that federal law prohibits the release of contract details, and that records should be sought directly from ICE.