PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Lake County residents are planning a protest Monday evening outside the sheriff’s office to oppose the county’s new partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which allows local deputies to enforce federal immigration laws.

The rally, organized by the Lake-Geauga Fights Back Network, is scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m. outside the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in Painesville.

Organizers say they expect it to be the largest demonstration yet against Sheriff Frank Leonbruno’s decision to sign a 287(g) agreement with ICE, which was announced earlier this month.

The agreement makes Lake County one of a handful of Ohio counties participating in the federal program, which permits local deputies to question, detain, and begin deportation proceedings for people ba

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