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Nancy Ries, a longtime area resident and scholar of authoritarian regimes in Russia and elsewhere, shared this post on her Facebook page. We urge everyone to consider voting for her on Nov. 4.

Madison County friends: As many of you already know, I am running a quiet write-in campaign for Madison County Sheriff. I am doing this to convey that there are MANY people in our county who oppose Sheriff Todd Hood's signing of a 287(g) agreement to partner with ICE.

I’ve been outspoken on this issue, speaking about it in public and presenting letters and statements to the Sheriff and the County Board of Supervisors in July, August, and September. Twice I met with Sheriff Hood and his deputies and conveyed the reasoning behind my opposition to the partnership with ICE. I don't believe that he heard anything I said, and I don't believe he understands the complexity of immigration and documentation or the vulnerability and fear that immigrant communities feel.

The ICE Agreement contains a termination clause, and thus the Agreement can be cancelled. It is a good thing to keep the pressure on both the Supervisors and the Sheriff to get him to terminate the 287(g) Agreement.

So when you vote, please write me in for Sheriff, to send a message on November 4 that you too oppose ICE mass detentions and deportations. The Sheriff and the Supervisors seem to think that Madison County voters are fine with the Sheriff's Department partnering with ICE. Let's convey collectively that that is not the case. Your vote for me will help to send a strong message.

You are welcome to share this post on social media, or to share it directly with your Madison County friends. Even though I have a legally registered campaign, you will not see road signs or TV interviews with me about this. But many people are spreading the word, and I hope to garner enough votes in this write-in campaign to be able to communicate that Madison County voters are NOT okay with the violent, lawless, cruel operations of ICE.