Why some NC sheriffs are staying close to ICE as state's biggest counties move away
CONCORD — When it comes to immigration, the new sheriff in town here has done little to shake things up.Van Shaw, a Republican and career investigator elected last fall, keeps receiving thousands of dollars from Immigration and Customs Enforcement for his office to hold immigrant detainees in the Cabarrus County jail.And last year, he sent 83 inmates to ICE through 287(g), a long-held partnership that enables sheriff’s deputies to carry out immigration enforcement.It’s […]
