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Sheriff Terry Johnson is known for egregious racial profiling. He just secured $2.8 million in funding to do ICE’s bidding.

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.

Earlier this month, the Nash County Sheriff’s Department entered a partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce federal immigration law through 287(g), a program that has historically been used as a machine to target and racially profile Latinx communities.

Congress must take action immediately to pass the Dream Act, a bipartisan bill that provides a path to citizenship for more than 2 million immigrant youth and young adults who came to the U.S. as kids, including DACA recipients.

Many Americans’ Thanksgiving conversations with friends and family may feel divisive and uncomfortable, with many of us frustrated by the myths and misinformation that now fuel many such debates. Here are some points to help you navigate these conversations.

Whatever North Carolina legislators might think, the Constitution does not give them the authority to suppress labor movements. We’re fighting to make sure that FLOC and its members can continue to advocate, loudly and proudly, for farmworkers’ interests.

Law enforcement officials with such a history of discriminatory policing should never receive federal support to target residents and communities.

The ACLU of North Carolina monitored and advocated for or against more than 160 bills concerning civil rights and civil liberties at the General Assembly this year. Here is a high-level look at what passed and what didn’t, and what the ACLU-NC and our partners were able to accomplish.