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| Cost to Jail Illegal Aliens is More Than $70K |
| By The Hamilton Journal News |
| Published: 10/31/2005 |
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The federal government will soon receive the first of several hefty bills from Ohio's Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones for the housing of suspected illegal aliens in the county jail. Following through on a threat made last week, Jones mailed a bill for $71,610 to the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the cost of housing 15 "undocumented" people, some of whom have been in the jail since June. Last week, Jones, Butler County Commissioner Michael Fox and state Rep. Courtney Combs, R-Fairfield, announced a multi-tiered initiative to eliminate illegal aliens living the county and the state. Among the initiatives was the implementation of a new booking process that includes the signing of declarations of citizenship by jail inmates. Those in jail for misdemeanor offenses who falsity their information or are found to be illegal aliens will be reported to the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - the enforcement arm of the federal Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services - for possible immediate deportation. Those jailed for a felony offense will first stand trial and then face possible deportation. To force the issue, Jones is billing the federal government $70 a day for every illegal alien housed at the jail - $10 above the average daily cost of housing an inmate. In sending the first bill, which represents 1,023 billable days of housing illegal aliens, Jones said he's hoping other sheriff's offices through the country start following suit. |
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