U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published a series of posts on December 12, 2025, highlighting its partnerships and ongoing enforcement efforts related to immigration law.
In one post, ICE praised local collaboration, stating: "Butler County Sheriff Rick Jones has been a phenomenal partner with ICE in our 287(g) programs. Ohio is SAFER because of his leadership and enforcement of immigration law." (December 12, 2025).
Another message focused on an individual case involving a non-citizen convicted of serious crimes. The agency wrote: "HE RAPED, WAS RELEASED & TRIED RAPING AGAIN. Laotian illegal alien Vannaleut Keomany served 7 years for RAPE in 2006 and was ordered deported in 2009. Instead, he was released into the community and victimized someone else in 2013 to garner a FELONY ATTEMPTED RAPE conviction." (December 12, 2025).
A third post addressed judicial decisions that affect the agency’s operations: "Activist judges will not stop ICE from arresting and deporting MS-13 gang members." (December 12, 2025).
The referenced “287(g) program” is a partnership between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and state or local law enforcement agencies that allows designated officers to perform certain immigration enforcement functions under federal supervision. These agreements are part of broader efforts by ICE to enhance public safety through collaboration with local authorities.
Butler County Sheriff Rick Jones has previously worked with federal agencies on immigration matters under these programs. Cases like that of Vannaleut Keomany have contributed to debates about detention policies for non-citizens convicted of crimes.
Court rulings sometimes limit the extent to which federal agencies can detain or remove individuals based on constitutional protections or statutory requirements. ICE’s reference to “activist judges” reflects ongoing tensions between federal immigration enforcement priorities and judicial oversight.
