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Bill requiring sheriffs to honor ICE detainers heads to Senate floor
The Senate floor is the final hurdle for HB 10 before it would become North Carolina law.
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NC Senate advances immigration bill that mandates cooperation with ICE
A bill that would mandate all North Carolina sheriffs cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement was approved by the Senate Committee on Judiciary on Tuesday, positioning the proposal one step closer to becoming law. House Bill 10 passed in the House chamber last year at the lead of primary sponsor Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell. During...
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Supreme Court allows Texas to arrest illegal immigrants; what could that mean for other states?
In a 6-3 decision Tuesday, the US Supreme Court ended a stay on a Texas state law that allows local law enforcement to arrest those who have crossed the US-Mexico border illegally.
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Robinson demanding answers from Biden Administration about terror watchlist suspect
North Carolina Lt. Gov. and Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, had tough words for the Biden Administration after an armed known terror watchlist suspect was arrested after a four-hour-long standoff last week in Eure, Gates County.
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Senate Dems block Budd’s ‘Laken Riley Act’
On Thursday, Senate Democrats rejected a bill one day after it was introduced by Republican U.S. Sens. Ted Budd-NC and Katie Britt-AL, that was named for the 22-year-old University of Georgia nursing student who was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant last month.
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Budd and Britt introduce the ‘Laken Riley Act,’ in honor of GA nursing student murdered by illegal immigrant
Republican North Carolina U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, along with Sen. Katie Britt, R-AL, introduced a bill Wednesday named for the 22-year-old University of Georgia nursing student who was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant/alien last month.
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Tillis introduces two bills to fix problems caused by illegal immigration
North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis introduced two bills Tuesday geared toward issues caused by illegal immigration, which remains the most important issue for voters in most polls, including Carolina Journal’s most recent poll.
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Report: Nearly half a million illegal immigrants reside in NC
The United States, including North Carolina, is facing a growing number of serious issues due to the millions of illegal immigrants that have come into the country since President Joe Biden took office, and experts say the problems are likely to get a lot worse.
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House calls on Cooper to secure NC amid border crisis
72 Republicans in the North Carolina House sent a letter to Gov. Cooper on Wednesday urging him to stand in solidarity with Texas.
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NC officials praise Texas in border battle with Biden
North Carolina’s top officials have expressed their support for the 25 states backing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border fight against the Biden administration.
Opinion
Rising to the challenge of solving our complex border crisis
The people working to reform the US immigration system are as multi-faceted as the problems we face. That is one of the key takeaways from my time hearing — and learning — from so many of those whose lives are affected by the issues on our southern border. When I visited with border patrol agents,...
Opinion
Outrageous stories: Signs of fascism are ‘white,’ ‘Christian,’ and ‘heterosexual’
Professor teaches class being white, Christian and heterosexual are signs of fascism “This school year, a group of California high school students were supposed to receive top-notch instruction from college professors, but one of those professors reportedly decided to inject politics into their lesson plan.” How politically convenient that these three attributes are the signs...
