ICE is out of control and Americans are being killed. Our neighbors are being terrorized and families torn apart. Masked agents with tactical gear and war-grade weapons are acting with impunity and cruelty. This is not the America we want for our families and friends. This is not the America once thought of as the shining city on the hill. We demand that Oldham County officials stop their cooperation with ICE; we demand our state legislators to not mandate 287(g) agreements.
Mission of this Project
Action: Demand a Stop to 287(g) Contract
Oldham County Jailer Jeff Tindall willingly signed an ICE 287(g) agreement. The Oldham Fiscal Court benefits from this arrangement by using the federal funds generated to pay down debt on the detention center.
Using our fellow human beings for this scheme is reprehensible enough, but now we are seeing Americans killed by ICE agents. ICE agents are using Gestapo-like tactics and are indiscriminate in who they are detaining. The demand to meet quotas drives this behavior. Not being held to account for their behavior is emboldening agents to be more violent and aggressive with protestors and targets alike.
We, in no way, want any association with ICE. We do not want to be remembered as a county that willingly cooperated with this authoritarian and cruel operation.
Oldham County is in an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Email Oldham County Officials
Use the email button below to send your message to Oldham County officials. Your email will be pre-loaded with the addresses.
For your subject line, be direct. Examples include: End 287(g) Now, No to ICE Cooperation, OC and ICE–NO!
For your message, be concise, direct, and polite. An example: ICE is out of control. I do not want my hometown associated in any way with this. After seeing the two shootings, I am horrified and I want OC to drop its 287(g) agreement. Please respond with your intentions.
We are intentionally not giving a form email. Those are often dismissed by officials. We want your unique message.
This email button will open an email message with the following recipients loaded:
- David Voegele, Oldham County Judge Executive: dvoegele@oldhamcountyky.gov
- Brent Likins, District 1 Oldham County Magistrate: blikins@oldhamcountyky.gov
- Wayne Theiss, District 2 Oldham County Magistrate: wtheiss@oldhamcountyky.gov
- Kevin Woosley, District 3 Oldham County Magistrate: kwoosley@oldhamcountyky.gov
- Kevin Jeffries, District 4 Oldham County Magistrate: kjeffries@oldhamcountyky.gov
- Chris Haunz, District 5 Oldham County Magistrate: chaunz@oldhamcountyky.gov
- Stephanie Hawkins, District 6 Oldham County Magistrate: shawkins@oldhamcountyky.gov
- Bob Dye, District 7 Oldham County Magistrate: bdye@oldhamcountyky.gov
- Michael Logsdon, District 8 Oldham County Magistrate: mlogsdon@oldhamcountyky.gov
- Jeff Tindall, Oldham County Jailer: jtindall@oldhamcountyky.gov
Action: Demand KY Legislators Not Mandate 287(g) Agreements
Rep. TJ Roberts has advocated for making 287(g) agreements mandatory. Currently, local officials can decide whether they want to cooperate with ICE. Two bills have been introduced in the KY General Assembly reflecting Roberts’ desire to force local law enforcement to become de facto ICE agents. The bills will go committee for consideration for action.
It is critical that early and frequent calls be made- stopping this bill in committee is the goal.
Following the same guidance as above, click on the action button below to send your message to KY Representatives and Senators on the Local and State Government committees. The bills are HB 47 and SB 86.
This email button will open an email message with the following recipients loaded:
- Daniel Elliott, State Representative: daniel.elliott@kylegislature.gov
- Jennifer Decker, State Representative: jennifer.decker@kylegislature.gov
- Kim Banta, State Representative: kim.banta@kylegislature.gov
- Jared Bauman, State Representative: jared.bauman@kylegislature.gov
- John Blanton, State Representative: john.blanton@kylegislature.gov
- Lindsey Burke, State Representative: lindsey.burke@kylegislature.gov
- Stephanie Dietz, State Representative: stephanie.dietz@kylegislature.gov
- Patrick Flannery, State Representative: patrick.flannery@kylegislature.gov
- Peyton Griffee, State Representative: peyton.griffee@kylegislature.gov
- Nima Kulkarni, State Representative: nima.kulkarni@kylegislature.gov
- Derek Lewis, State Representative: derek.lewis@kylegislature.gov
- Savannah Maddox, State Representative: savannah.maddox@kylegislature.gov
- Mary Marzian, State Representative: marylou.marzian@kylegislature.gov
- Kim Moser, State Representative: kimberly.moser@kylegislature.gov
- Jason Nemes, State Representative: jason.nemes@kylegislature.gov
- Jason Petrie, State Representative: jason.petrie@kylegislature.gov
- T.J. Roberts, State Representative: tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov
- Pamela Stevenson, State Representative: pamela.stevenson@kylegislature.gov
- Mitchum Whitaker, State Representative: mitchum.whitaker@kylegislature.gov
- Wade Williams, State Representative: wade.williams@kylegislature.gov
- Nick Wilson, State Representative: nick.wilson@kylegislature.gov
- Brandon Storm, State Senator: brandon.storm@kylegislature.gov
- Phillip Wheeler, State Senator: phillip.wheeler@kylegislature.gov
- Danny Carroll, State Senator: danny.carroll@kylegislature.gov
- Matt Deneen, State Senator: matthew.deneen@kylegislature.gov
- Gerald Neal, State Senator: gerald.neal@kylegislature.gov
- Mike Nemes, State Senator: mike.nemes@kylegislature.gov
- Aaron Reed, State Senator: aaron.reed@kylegislature.gov
- Robert Stivers, State Senator: robert.stivers@kylegislature.gov
- Reggie Thomas, State Senator: reginald.thomas@kylegislature.gov
If you haven’t already, you can also sign and share this Change.org petition.
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