NC sheriff praises 287(g) program
May 20, 2009
The 287-G program has been very successful in Henderson County according to Sheriff Rick Davis. He told WHKP News that the department could not imagine not having the program in place.
One example Davis gave of the success of the program was an illegal alien who was processed for the minor charge of having an open container, and it was discovered that he was wanted for rape in Kentucky. Davis said that if it had not been for 287-G that person would have been set free.
Davis said that as far as numbers are concerned the Henderson County Sheriff's Department is just over the 400 mark for 287-G proper, and right at 500 when it comes to drug and gang enforcement. Davis said that almost 70 percent of the people that come into the detention center that are illegal either have a past criminal history, or are still wanted.
The WHKP News (Hendersonville, NC)
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