Enforcement works!
Program snagging more illegal immigrants than expected
Raleigh, N.C. — Since
early July, 435 illegal immigrants have been identified in the Wake County Jail under a federal program designed to help local law enforcement authorities get a better handle on immigrants charged with crimes.The numbers are higher than many federal officials predicted, but Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said he wasn't surprised to find illegal immigrants comprise 15 to 20 percent of his daily jail population. About 1,500 inmates are in the jail on an average day.
County detention officers began participating in the federal 287-G program three months ago.The program trains local officers to determine the immigration status of people charged with crimes and begin the process to deport those people found to be in the U.S. illegally.
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