US EditionNorth Carolina Republicans already seek to tighten up 2024 immigration enforcement law
- North Carolina Republicans approved a bill on Tuesday to strengthen the 2024 immigration enforcement law requiring sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents on certain detainees.
- The bill follows last year's law aimed at holding unauthorized immigrants accused of felonies for 48 hours to allow ICE pickup and addresses concerns some sheriffs were disregarding detainers.
- Republican backers, including State House Speaker Destin Hall and former Pender County sheriff Carson Smith, said the bill closes loopholes and aligns with federal efforts to prevent releasing defendants who may reoffend.
- The House voted 70-45 for the bill, which expands deportation triggers to more crimes and does not require convictions but mandates formal charges and judicial approval, while Latino advocates warn it increases racial profiling.
- If passed by both chambers, the bill will go to Democratic Governor Josh Stein, who may veto it, and Democrats hold enough seats to potentially sustain such a veto, reflecting ongoing partisan debate on immigration policy.
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NC House passes bill to crack down on sheriff cooperation with ICE
The North Carolina House passed the Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act on Tuesday evening, doubling down on requiring North Carolina’s law enforcement to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to remove criminal illegal immigrants who have been charged with serious crimes from our communities. Though House Bill 10 was a similar measure passed at the end of 2024, legislators say the new bill, House Bill 318, tightens t…
NC Republicans seek to tighten 2024 immigration enforcement law
RALEIGH — North Carolina Republicans who last fall enacted their long-sought policy ordering local sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents seeking to locate and deport certain jail inmates already want it tightened further as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown builds…
North Carolina Republicans already seek to tighten up 2024 immigration enforcement law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans who last fall enacted their long-sought policy ordering local sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents seeking to deport certain jail inmates already want it tightened further as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown builds nationwide. The GOP-controlled state House approved a measure Tuesday that would subject people accused of more categories of crimes in the ninth-largest state to inqu…
Immigration crackdowns advancing in NC legislature. Focus is on criminal punishments, government aid
In 2024 a WRAL News Poll found that nearly all voters, across partisan lines, favored stricter immigration rules. Now state lawmakers are taking steps to crack down.
North Carolina Republicans already seek to tighten up 2024 immigration enforcement law - WCCB Charlotte's CW
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans who last fall enacted their long-sought policy ordering local sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents seeking to locate and deport certain jail inmates already want it tightened further as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown builds nationwide. The GOP-controlled state House approved a measure Tuesday that would subject people accused of more categories of crimes in the ninth-largest st…
State House Passes Stronger ICE Bill - CCN - Columbus County News
If a bill approved by the N.C. House becomes law, sheriffs and local law enforcement will be required to cooperate with law enforcement. House Bill 318—The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act adds to HB 10, which [Read More] The post State House Passes Stronger ICE Bill appeared first on CCN - Columbus County News.
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