Erie County Council votes on appropriation of ICE funds

Erie County Council rejects use of ICE detention funds for prison budget. Here's why

Council voted 5-2 to reject a proposal to use $433,620 in federal revenue from housing immigration detainees to expand the county prison budget.

Erie County Council votes on appropriation of ICE funds

Erie County has earned $433,620 from housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at the county jail, and Tuesday, Erie County Council voted whether or not to appropriate those funds into the budget. Erie County residents filled every seat at the council meeting, and nearly 20 people took the podium to speak out against the county’s contract with ICE, with many urging council not to appropriate those funds. "A lot of the peop…