Democratic Sheriffs

A group of teenagers with signs protesting House Bill 10 at the North Carolina General Assembly on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.

Politics

Latino activists brace for impact of immigration enforcement bill passed by NC Republicans

House Bill 10 is slated to become law and force North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

Axel Herrera Ramos, left, with Mi Familia en Acción in North Carolina, speaks at a rally outside the old state Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., involving advocates for the state's immigration community on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Ramos and others spoke in opposition to a measure debated by the General Assembly that would force local sheriffs to comply with requests by federal agents interested in picking up jail inmates believed to be in the country illegally (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

News

North Carolina bill ordering sheriffs to help immigration agents closer to law with Senate vote

Associated Press

A House bill ordering North Carolina sheriffs and jailers to comply with federal immigration requests to hold an inmate suspected of being in the country illegally passed the state Senate.

Race, Class & Communities

Record Number Of Black Sheriffs To Be Sworn In Across North Carolina

Leoneda Inge

North Carolina now has 20 African-American sheriffs across its 100 counties. The state sheriff’s association says it does not keep numbers on race, but it…