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Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202.224.6342
Fax: 202.224.1100
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Raleigh Office:
310 New Bern Avenue
Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27601
Ph: 919.856.4630
Toll Free: 866.420.6083
Fax: 919.856.4053
Salisbury Office:
225 North Main Street
Suite 304
Salisbury, NC 28144
Ph: 704.633.5011
Toll Free: 866.420.6084
Fax: 704.633.2937
Western Office:
401 North Main Street
Suite 200
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Ph: 828.698.3747
Fax: 828.698.1267
Eastern Office:
306 South Evans Street
Greenville, NC 27835
Ph: 252.329.1093
Fax: 252.329.1097
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Press Releases
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DOLE ANNOUNCES THAT N.C. SHERIFFS TO PARTNER WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS TO IDENTIFY, APPREHEND AND REMOVE CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS
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October 16th, 2007 - Carolina Beach, N.C. - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole today announced that North Carolina has been designated as the first state in the nation to have a statewide plan for sheriffs to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to effectively handle illegal aliens who have committed crimes. Under the plan, ICE will provide programs and services that will support the specific needs of sheriffs throughout North Carolina.
Dole, who met with more than 40 sheriffs in August and attended the plan’s unveiling at the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association fall meeting today, has facilitated discussions between ICE officials and North Carolina sheriffs in recent months to help local law enforcement access the resources they need.
“Through this unique partnership with federal officials, North Carolina sheriffs can utilize the available tools to enforce our laws and help ensure that North Carolinians feel safe in their homes and communities,” said Dole. “I firmly believe that North Carolina can become a model for the nation on how to identify, apprehend and remove undocumented aliens who have self-identified themselves by committing crimes. Today is a significant step in that direction.”
“As the President of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association, I am thrilled that North Carolina will serve as a model for the United States by implementing a plan to remove undocumented aliens who are committing crimes in this country," said Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell.
According to ICE, a steering committee comprised of local and federal officers will work with partnering agencies to develop appropriate timelines and decide how to best leverage tools under the ICE ACCESS (Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance Safety and Security) program. Services and resources include: the Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC), which helps identify criminal aliens; ICE’s Criminal Alien Program (CAP), which locates criminal aliens processed through jails and prisons; Operation Community Shield, which targets and arrests gang members; joint document and benefit fraud task forces to impede identity theft; and the delegation of 287g authority.
In an example of North Carolina law enforcement agencies’ significant interest in such a partnership, ICE received more North Carolina requests for 287g, which allows local law enforcement to receive training and authority from ICE to help process criminal illegal aliens, than from any other state. Mecklenburg, Alamance, Gaston and Cabarrus Counties have already entered into 287g Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) with ICE.
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25th - Dole Announces $350,000 for Levine Children’s Hospital
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25th - Dole Announces $250,000 for UNC-Wilmington Nursing School
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25th - Dole Announces $200,000 for WakeMed Emergency Operations and Regional Call Center
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25th - Dole Announces $700,000 for UNC-ECU Program in Racial Disparities and Cardiovascular Disease
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25th - Dole Announces $100,000 for Eastern North Carolina Metabolic Institute
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24th - Dole Voices Strong Support of Thomas Schroeder’s Nomination to Serve as U.S. District Judge for N.C. Middle District
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18th - Dole, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Climate Change
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18th - Senate Approves Dole Amendment to Support National Cord Blood Center
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18th - Dole, Burr Announce $13 Million for National Textile Center
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18th - Dole, Burr Announce $150,000 for Crime Lab Equipment
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18th - Dole Announces $250,000 for Charlotte Gang of One Program
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18th - Dole, Burr Announce $150,000 for Improvements to Law Enforcement Communications in Concord, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County
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16th - current Press Release
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5th - Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Require Report on Iraq Redeployment Planning from Administration
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