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State of Immigration Enforcement in North Carolina: What You Need to Know
Learn more about 1) detention at immigration appointments; 2) 287(g) agreements between ICE and North Carolina law enforcement; 3) where people are being detained; 4) what to do if someone you know is detained by ICE; and 5) ICE Watch trainings and community hotlines.
Aug 19, 2019
Respirando en Tiempos de Represión/ Breathing in Times of Repression: Standing Against HB 370
I am an undocumented immigrant who moved to North Carolina at 21-years-old. This is my story of fighting against House Bill 370. (English/Spanish)
Jul 09, 2019
H.B. 370 is Part of an Anti-Immigrant Agenda. It's Up to Gov. Cooper to Put a Stop to it.
The General Assembly is about to approve a dangerous anti-immigrant bill that would force all North Carolina sheriffs to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain and deport community members or face removal from office. We're urging Gov. Cooper to stop it.
Jun 28, 2019
How to Help Families at the Border Right Now
The images of Oscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his daughter Valeria, who lost their lives trying to seek refuge in the U.S., have left us haunted. They serve as an important reminder of the urgency of the fight for immigrant justice and the need to stand up to the Trump administration's policies.
Jun 26, 2019
Should N.C. Courts Have Power to Review Police Abuse Done on Behalf of ICE? The N.C. Supreme Court Will Decide.
Last year, ICE sent upwards of 4,500 requests to local law enforcement in North Carolina, asking them to hold people in jail when state law would otherwise mandate their release. For the people targeted by these requests, there are few options.
Jun 21, 2019
It’s Time to End the Anti-Immigrant 287(g) Program Everywhere in North Carolina
In 2008, Yolanda Zavala’s 18-year-old son was ticketed by a police officer for driving without a license. What should’ve been a minor citation turned into his deportation.
Mar 13, 2019
Documents Reveal ICE Using Driver Location Data From Local Police for Deportations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using mass location surveillance to target immigrants. And local law enforcement departments, including some in North Carolina are feeding their residents’ personal information to ICE, even when it violates local privacy laws or sanctuary policies.
Feb 27, 2019
North Carolinians Voted to End Cooperation With Trump’s Deportation Force. ICE Retaliated.
Recent raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in North Carolina were a failed attempt to achieve by force what was soundly rejected at the ballot box last November: Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.
Jan 31, 2019
North Carolina Sheriff Known for Racial Profiling Partners with ICE
Sheriff Terry Johnson is known for egregious racial profiling. He just secured $2.8 million in funding to do ICE’s bidding.
Oct 30, 2018
An Unlikely Player in the Resistance Against Trump: Your Local Sheriff
Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison has worked with ICE since 2007 to perform functions usually carried out by federal immigration agents. There is overwhelming evidence that the program has harmed immigrant communities without public safety benefits.
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