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House approves bill directing sheriffs to cooperate with ICE detainers after amendment
Summary
After hours of debate and an adopted amendment adding some misdemeanors, the North Carolina House passed House Bill 318 requiring sheriffs to notify ICE and hold people for detainers after they are charged; supporters said it closes perceived loopholes, opponents warned of due-process and profiling risks.
Raleigh — The North Carolina House passed House Bill 318, titled in debate as the "Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act," after an amendment broadened the measure to add certain misdemeanors. Proponents said the bill closes what they called local gaps in cooperation with federal immigration detainer requests; opponents said it raises serious due-process and profiling concerns.
Representative Hall, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure is aimed at ensuring sheriffs cooperate with ICE when a detainer is issued for someone charged with a serious state crime. "This bill fixes any perceived loopholes that may exist in the current law," Hall said during floor remarks, arguing…
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