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November 28, 2006
 
 

NC Deputies Help ICE Catch, Deport Illegal Aliens


"Sheriff's deputies in North Carolina have joined with federal agents in the detention and pending deportation of nearly 1,000 illegal aliens as part of a local-federal partnership targeting thousands of criminal aliens now loose on U.S. streets. The detentions and resulting deportations are the result of an agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office in which ICE agents trained and certified 10 deputies to perform federal immigration-enforcement functions," the Washington Times reports. "'The mission of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office is to protect the citizens of Mecklenburg County,' said Sheriff Jim Pendergraph. 'I take those words very seriously. The 287(g) program is just another way to successfully remove from our country illegal aliens who prey on our citizens and commit crimes in our community.'"

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