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NC sheriff praises 287(g) program 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)

E-Verify tool gains favor in NC A worn red, white and blue sign taped to the front door of ResourceMFG warns potential hires that the recruiter uses a federal program to root out illegal immigrants. Branch... NC man charged for fraud scheme A Burlington man has been arrested for allegedly taking advantage of people seeking immigration services. Shelley Rahman Bennett, 39, of Chapel Hill Road, was charged by the Burlington police with... NC 287(g) program has defenders and foes The implementation of 287 (g) three years ago in Alamance County has put government officials and residents at the eye of an immigration storm. The federal program enforced by county...

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Report alleges Latinos 'unwelcome' in Charlotte, NC

Latino immigrants feel alienated in Charlotte because of increasingly hostile public opinion and greater immigration enforcement, according to a report by the D.C.-based Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The 25-page report, 'Charlotte: A Welcome Denied,' was released this week...
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NC county approves 287(g) resolution

Four county commissioners brushed aside board member Ann Vaughan's concerns and voted in favor of a resolution supporting Sheriff Terry Johnson's 287(g) illegal immigration enforcement program. Monday's 4-1 vote in favor of Commissioner Tim Sutton's resolution came after Vaughan brought...
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Advocates to fight NC 287(g) plans

Greensboro, NC -- Some local people aim to stop a plan to track illegal immigrants in jail. They gathered tonight to come up with new strategies for fighting a program called 287(g). They're ministers and community groups collecting signatures and...
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NC community college board given report on illegals

The State Board of Community Colleges took another step Thursday toward deciding whether to admit illegal immigrants to degree programs when it received a report from a consultant hired to study the issue. The report laid out three options used...
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NC college review to assess admittance of illegals

Raleigh -- A consulting firm hired to study the issue of admitting illegal immigrants to state community colleges will deliver its findings to the state board on Friday. The report says colleges can do one of three things: charge illegal...
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Univ. of North Carolina to probe Tancredo protest

Denver -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched an investigation into a raucous student protest that prevented former Colorado Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo from delivering a speech Tuesday night on campus. University Chancellor Holden Thorp said...
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NC activists to hold forum on immigration

Elon United Church of Christ and Elon University will host 'Building Communities: Alamance County speaks About Immigration' on Saturday. 'The daylong conference brings together diverse groups in Alamance County that include policy makers, business owners, new immigrants, faith communities, scholars,...
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NC county sheriff continues battle with ACLU

The ACLU of North Carolina will review 40,000 or so 287 (g)-related documents from the Alamance County Sheriff's Department after the county attorney said it will cost $10,000 to copy them. The review is scheduled for 1 p.m. April 22,...
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Former U.S. Rep. Tancredo to talk in NC

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, a leading critic of U.S. immigration policy, will be in Chapel Hill on Tuesday to speak against the admission of illegal immigrants to colleges and universities. Tancredo, who unsuccessfully ran for president last year, will...
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Advocacy, church hold event in NC

Raleigh -- Advocacy and church groups planned to gather this morning at a church on Poole Road and march to the state Capitol for a noon religious service emphasizing the rights of immigrants. Organizers with the Carolina Interfaith Task Force...
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Activists square off over 287(g) in NC county

Graham, NC -- Rival protesters, kept a block apart by the very jail at issue, held peaceful immigration rallies Wednesday that nevertheless ended in the arrests of seven demonstrators, one dressed as the Statue of Liberty. The protest and counterprotest...
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NC univ. prof's report accuses local sheriff of profiling

An Elon professor's independent research has provided a new challenge to the Alamance County sheriff's assertions that his deputies are not going out of their way to stop Hispanic drivers to check on their immigration status. After Sheriff Terry Johnson...
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NC activists rally in support of 287(g) program

The Raleigh based national organization ALIPAC, will join with state groups NC Voice and NC Listen, to speak out in support of our local police, the Rule of Law, local enforcement of immigration laws, and the popular 287(g) program in...
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Illegal charged with motorcycle death of NC man

A man riding a motorcycle was killed Sunday afternoon in a wreck in downtown Burlington. The wreck happened at the intersection of South Church Street and Davis streets. William Bryan Barber, 43, died at the scene of the wreck, police...
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NC police officials answer questions on enforcement

Greensboro, NC -- Local law enforcement officials faced harsh questions Wednesday night about the impact a 287(g) immigration program could have on immigrants and overall public safety in Guilford County. Sheriff BJ Barnes and Greensboro police Chief Tim Bellamy participated...
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North Carolina students protest restrictions on illegals

About 40 UNC Charlotte students gathered at the Belk Tower on campus Tuesday to protest a state bill that would prohibit illegal immigrants from attending community colleges. They called for support of a federal bill that would allow undocumented students...
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Illegal accused of molesting NC six-year old

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office charged an illegal immigrant with sexually inappropriate behavior with a 6-year-old girl. Detectives say 28-year-old Elio Citala-Rodriguez lives in Pink Hill, N.C. but is in the country illegally from Mexico. The WTVD News (Raleigh)...
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NC county sheriff works to produce enforcement data

Sheriff Terry Johnson is gathering 'many hundreds' of documents in response to the ACLU of North Carolina's request for information related to the 287 (g) illegal immigration enforcement program, sheriff's spokesman Randy Jones says. The compiling comes after the civil...
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NC comm. college board gets initial look at immigration study

Undocumented immigrants who attend North Carolina's community colleges pay more to attend in out-of-state student fees than they cost to educate, a consultant told the North Carolina Community College Board. On average, the operation cost to educate a full-time student...
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