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Beaufort County sheriff outlines how ICE detainers are handled, commissioners press on fingerprints and cost
Summary
Sheriff Scott Hammond told commissioners his office processed four ICE detainers in three years and described magistrate and fingerprinting steps under the new state law (House Bill 318); commissioners pressed on who determines immigration status, fingerprinting exceptions and county costs.
Sheriff Scott Hammond told the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners that his office has handled only four ICE detainers in three years and that the department follows a magistrate-driven intake process under recent state law reforms. "When they come in through the magistrate, we bring them into jail. We run the fingerprinting based on the charges," Hammond said, explaining that a federal flag on fingerprints triggers immigration inquiries.
Commissioners repeatedly questioned who makes the initial…
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