DOUGLAS COUNTY, Neb. —

A letter was sent to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners on Thursday by Sheriff Aaron Hanson and the League of United Latino American Citizens, proposing to house federal ICE detainees at the Douglas County Department of Corrections.

Now, some of the commissioners are responding to that letter.

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On Friday, the offices of commissioners Roger Garcia, Christ Rodgers, Jim Cavanaugh, and Brian Fahey detailed five points as to why they were rejecting the proposal.

"The true humanitarian choice is to not detain mothers, fathers, and workers who have no criminal record," said their response.

It went on to say the people who help Nebraska's economy shouldn't be detained if they have no criminal record.

The commissioners cited the Glenn Valley Foods raid

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