![]() border with Mexico, Jones drafted a letter of support. March 2018: Butler County sheriff to President Trump: ‘Please build the wall!!’Ī day after President Trump touted progress on building a wall along the U.S. The sheriff concluded with, “My door is always open.” The sheriff, who wants to investigate immigration crimes, said businesses need to be shut down that hire undocumented immigrants to fill vacant positions. Jones wrote a letter at the end of March 2017 urging Trump to send federal agents to shut down business hiring illegal immigrants. March 2017: Letter to President Trump: Send federal agents to Butler County John Kasich asking for their support to discontinue any funding in any Ohio city claiming to be a “sanctuary city.” ![]() Jones supported that order and sent letters to Trump, then-Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and then-Ohio Gov. immigration law included defunding so-called “sanctuary cities.”. Just days into his presidency, President Trump signed an executive order directing the creation of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.īut his second executive action to tighten enforcement of U.S. January 2017: Sheriff Jones joins Trump for defunding immigrant ‘sanctuary cities’ When he arrived home after Ohio's Electoral College adjourned in Columbus, he burned those letters while smoking a cigar. ![]() Jones is an unabashed supporter of Trump, and told the Journal-News it was “an honor” to cast his vote for Trump. Jones received thousands of letters before he cast his Electoral College vote from people asking him to not vote for the New York billionaire. ![]() Jones was one of 18 members of Ohio’s Electoral College when it convened in the weeks following the November 2016 election. They also testified about decreased funds for border surveillance and new prohibitions on screening questions that were once permitted.ĭecember 2016: Sheriff’s anti-Trump letter-burning spurs critics, supporters Customs and Border agents testified in February 2016 before a House Judiciary immigration subcommittee they received orders to release those crossing the border illegally without giving court deportation notices. Jones and former Ohio lawmaker Bill Beagle, a Republican from Tipp City, jointly drafted a letter to then-President Barack Obama expressing their “strong disapproval of recent changes to immigration policies.” U.S. March 2016: Sheriff, candidate send letter to Obama about closing border The interview was edited down to a 3-minute parody, which did not reflect favorably on Jones and others. Jones was mocked by comedian Al Madrigal for a segment on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” for his views on illegal immigration, but had no regrets doing the show because he “knew what it was going on” and believed they would spoof him whether he showed up or not. October 2014: Sheriff Jones spoofed on “The Daily Show” The sheriff has a contract with the federal government for housing their undocumented prisoners. government for costs incurred dealing with undocumented immigrants. His first bill was sent in 2007, totaling $61,000 for the time and money spent on a drug bust involving what he suspected was marijuana from Mexico. ![]() It was the second time Jones sent a bill to the Mexican government. July 2014: Butler sheriff: Mexico needs to pay for jailing of criminals and Sheriff: I don’t expect to hear from Mexico soonĪt the end of July 2014, Jones sent then-Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto a bill in excess of $900,000 for housing some 3,000 Mexican nationals over the previous decade in his jail before they are turned over to federal authorities. ![]()
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