Immigration

Protests against immigration bills that force sheriffs to act like ICE agents

By Eleanore Wood / May 8, 2019 / Comments Off on Protests against immigration bills that force sheriffs to act like ICE agents

A group of immigrants and activists came together Saturday morning to rally outside of the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association against House Bill 370 and House Bill 135. They are urging Governor Roy Cooper to take a stand against two bills, which according to Members of the immigrant community makes them feel as if they are “captive in a community…

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The Progressive Pulse: Black sheriffs make history in sweep of seven largest NC counties

By Eleanore Wood / November 8, 2018 / Comments Off on The Progressive Pulse: Black sheriffs make history in sweep of seven largest NC counties

North Carolina has made history by electing 8 black sheriffs one of them female. 7 of those sheriffs are in the largest counties in the state.  Mecklenburg, Durham, Guilford, Forsyth, Cumberland, Buncombe, Wake, and Pitt counties. Election analysts and the winners said black candidates were propelled to office largely because they objected to hardline immigration…

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NPR: North Carolina’s Board Of Elections Fights Back Against ICE Request

By Eleanore Wood / September 10, 2018 / Comments Off on NPR: North Carolina’s Board Of Elections Fights Back Against ICE Request

The U.S. Attorney for North Carolina issued a massive subpoena on behalf of federal immigration authorities to 44 county elections boards in eastern North Carolina. The subpoena demanded five years’ worth of voting records, including ballots which can be traced back to individual voters. Thankfully the State Board of Elections and Attorney General Josh Stein…

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