OHIO JUDGE DISMISSES CHARGES 'WITH PREJUDICE' AS ICE HOLDS ASYLUM-SEEKING BROTHERS IN BUTLER COUNTY JAIL

An Athens County judge dismissed state charges with prejudice against Victor and Gregory Laverde Laguna, asylum-seeking brothers who were transferred from a regional jail to ICE custody despite active bonds. The ruling, aimed at preventing collateral immigration harm, explicitly states both men remain innocent of the local allegations. The brothers remain detained by ICE at Butler County’s facility, with immigration hearings set in Cleveland on Nov. 18. The case underscores Butler County’s role as a regional ICE detention hub and rising local–federal enforcement cooperation in Ohio.