Immigrants blast Butler sheriff in Ohio

“Immigrants’ rights groups have banded together in the face of the Butler County sheriff’s decision to detain 18 illegal immigrants rounded up at a construction site, calling the move grandstanding and an attempt to intimidate employers and illegal immigrants.

The detainees were arrested May 18 and released later that day, but the groups and the American Civil Liberties Union say the sheriff overstepped his bounds, infringing on duties reserved for federal immigration officials.

“It’s a national problem that requires a national solution, not vigilante activity. And that’s really all the Butler County sheriff is doing,” said Scott Greenwood, an attorney for the ACLU.”

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