# Ohio CCNO Board Retains ICE Contract

The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO) will continue housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees after its board voted 8-2 against a motion to terminate the agreement. Lucas County Sheriff Mike Navarre and Commissioner Pete Gerken supported ending the contract, and the board directed staff to assess the financial effects of termination. No contract value, new solicitation, or award is reported, so the existing arrangement remains in place while the financial review proceeds.

- Detention-facility contractors should treat current operations as continuing; the signals report no immediate recompete or change to the agreement.
- The board’s financial assessment is a concrete factor in its consideration of a possible future termination. Companies serving CCNO can use the review’s outcome to assess potential effects on facility operations and contracting needs.
- The contract’s value and operational terms are not provided, limiting assessment of its scale or the scope of any future procurement.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Government Entities
- Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO)
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Lucas County Sheriff's Office
- Lucas County Board of Commissioners

### Key Quotes
> We think they could be released on ankle monitors or some other tracking form, but to hold them away from their families, their jobs, their community indefinitely, I think people are starting to really see that's not what we signed up for,
> — Pete Gerken, Lucas County Commissioner

> I also am concerned about what impact it might have on our ability to get future grant dollars.
> — Mike Navarre, Lucas County Sheriff

### Sources
- [Lucas County Sheriff, Commissioner support end to CCNO ICE contract](https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/lucas-county-sheriff-commissioner-support-034142464.html) - Yahoo
- [Lucas County Sheriff joins county commissioner, backs motion to end CCNO's ICE contract for 1st time, but board rejects it](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/lucas-county-sheriff-joins-county-010231376.html) - Yahoo