CALL TO ACTION: OPPOSE SAUK COUNTY SHERIFF’S BUDGET
TELL THE BOARD: NO MORE TAX DOLLARS FOR ICE
On Tuesday, November 10, the Sauk County Board will meet to vote on the 2027 County Budget.
The proposed Sauk County budget represents “business as usual” for the Sheriff’s Department, which has become an active participant in Trump’s mass deportation machine. The budget asks us to believe that “public safety” can be achieved by targeting our immigrant neighbors while at the same time defunding organizations that provide community care.
The Sheriff’s Department has signed three voluntary contracts with ICE since 2025. Since these contracts were signed, the Sauk County jail has held more than 200 people on behalf of ICE, according to the non-partisan investigative journalism organization Wisconsin Watch.
This board meeting represents an opportunity to hold the Department accountable for harm it has done and continues to do to some of our county’s most vulnerable residents.
a. You can help this cause TODAY without leaving home:
Please email the Sauk County Board on Monday, November 9, 2026 before 3 pm
Send your email to the County Clerk, Becky Evert, at:
Here is a sample email you can use:
b. You can attend the November 10 Sauk County Board Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting at 6 pm and register your opposition to funding the Sauk County Sheriff’s Department budget, as long as they participate in the 287(g) contracts with ICE.
c. You can attend the November 10 Sauk County Board Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting at 6 pm and sign up to speak during the Hearing’s Public Comment period. If you wish to make a public comment, note that each person is limited to 3 minutes. If there are many people wishing to speak, this time limit might be lowered to 2 minutes, so it is helpful to plan for this possible cut-off. Ideas for your talking points in your public comment can be found at the document linked below.