Henderson County (Apr 13, 2021) - RALEIGH Three years after the N.C. electorate decided to add a voter identification requirement to the state constitution, Republican lawmakers are defending voter ID in court.
Henderson County (Apr 13, 2021) - A House Judiciary committee is scheduled Tuesday, April 13, to take up a bill that would fully reopen bars and restaurants provided they follow specific safety guidelines.
Henderson County (Apr 12, 2021) - RALEIGH Public school teachers in North Carolina receive an average annual salary of $53,392 for the current school year, according to the latest figures from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. That puts the state second best in the Southeast behind Georgia in average teacher pay.
The new bill, however, has a major concession: It only requires sheriffs to hold suspected illegal immigrants for ICE agents if the person is in jail on suspicion of committing a violent crime.
Sheriffs, who run the jails in their counties, are already required to check the immigration status of people charged with a felony. If they can’t determine whether the person is a legal resident, sheriffs must check with ICE.
Under Senate Bill 101, sheriffs would also need to determine whether a prisoner is in the country legally if they are accused of violent misdemeanors like assault on a female or assault with a deadly weapon, or charged with violating a domestic protection order.
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