KENOSHA COUNTY -- 170 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees have been moved from the Kenosha County Jail amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday.
"ICE detainees have come into the U.S. from around the world and the risks for bringing in new detainees to our jail facilities are far too great at this time," Sgt. David Wright said in a news release.
All 170 detainees have been transported "to other Sheriff departments that are currently engaging with ICE housing detainees," the news release says. A specific list of locations was not immediately made available.
"The exiting of ICE detainees has been talked about and anticipated for many years," Sgt. Wright explains in the release. "Sheriff Beth has stated that as new administrations came into Washington we have prepared our command staff, county government, and the county board that ICE leaving our custody could happen at any time."
Sheriff Beth will be holding a 1:30 p.m. news conference with more information. We'll bring that to you live at TMJ4.com.