OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Responding to an open letter they received from Sheriff Aaron Hanson earlier this week, four Douglas County commissioners issued a written statement detailing why the proposal will not move forward.

Hanson’s letter was directed at Douglas County Board Chairman Roger Garcia and Vice Chairman Mike Friend . Garcia and Commissioners Chris Rodgers , Jim Cavanaugh , and Brian Fahey signed Friday’s response.

In an open letter to two Douglas County commissioners , Sheriff Aaron Hanson proposed using the county jail to house Homeland Security detainees, keeping them closer to home — and offsetting property taxes.

“The true humanitarian choice is not to detain mothers, fathers, and workers who have no criminal record; people who are essential to our local economy a

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