On October 29, 2015, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law House Bill 318, known as the Protect North Carolina Workers Act, which among other things, banned cities and counties across the state from enacting so-called “sanctuary policies” to shield illegal aliens from deportation, after being apprehended for other crimes.
At the signing ceremony, Gov. McCrory said: “Today, North Carolina is standing up for the rule of law, which is central to North Carolina values and our country’s values. Public safety officials must have the flexibility and tools to investigate crimes and sanctuary city policies that deprive law enforcement of those tools.”
Though the law banning 'sanctuary' policies throughout the state still stands, his successor, Governor Roy Cooper, has chosen not to enforce it, and has basically given a 'wink and a nod' to several sheriffs throughout the Tarheel state, who have chosen to turn their counties into havens for criminal aliens.
The following is a list of those sheriffs, who, either do not take their oath of office seriously, or who may not understand it...
-Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers...In 2019, Sheriff Rogers announced that he would no longer "honor requests (i.e. detainers) from ICE to actually hold an inmate for up to 48 hours after the inmate's state criminal charges have been resolved.
Rogers believes that holding a criminal alien for ICE, for deportation is a "violation" of illegal aliens' "Fourth Amendment" rights.
Not surprisingly, as a result of this policy, crimes committed by illegal aliens in the county that is home to 500,000 citizens is surging.
-Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden...Since taking office, Sheriff McFadden has made it official policy, not to cooperate with U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), by not allowing MCSO deputies to inquire into any suspect's immigration status, nor will the sheriff honor ICE detainers.
So, accused rapists, child molesters, car thieves, drunk drivers, etc., in this country illegally are being released back onto the streets of Mecklenburg County, if they make bail. Sheriff McFadden refuses to release any information on the number of illegal aliens who actually show up for their court dates after being released, but the number is said to be less than 10 percent, according to court insiders.
Of course, the more serious the nature of the charge, the less likely prosecutors are to ever see the suspect again, at least until he or she commits another crime.
McFadden has even released at least one illegal alien homicide suspect.
-Wake County Sheriff Gerald M. Baker...Since taking office on December 3, 2018, Sheriff Baker has refused to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and has released many dangerous criminals back into his county, despite ICE detainers being issued against them.
-Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr...Upon taking office in 2019, Forsyth County Sheriff Kimbrough stopped honoring ICE detainers, and ended his department's contract with ICE to house illegal aliens in the county jail.
-Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller...Upon taking office in 2019, Sheriff Miller announced that his office would no longer cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and would stop honoring ICE detainers in his county's jail.
The policy immediately transformed Buncombe County into a 'sanctuary' for criminal aliens, and has been met with harsh criticism from federal authorities, as Sheriff Miller has even allowed illegal aliens charged with child sex crimes to go free on bail.
-Durham County Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead...On December 7, 2018, Sheriff Birkhead announced that he would no longer allow his deputies to hold inmates with ICE detainers in the county jail, in order for ICE agents to pick them up for possible deportation. Instead, they have been instructed to release illegal aliens back onto the streets, as soon as they make bail, regardless of the charges.
In February 2019, Sheriff Birkhead issued a rather self-serving press release, explaining his decision to stop honoring ICE detainers.
-Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright...On November 6, 2018, Ennis Wright was elected sheriff and soon implemented a ‘sanctuary policy,’ refusing to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Rather than honoring ICE detainers, Cumberland County deputies are now forced to simply release illegal aliens back onto the streets, when they make bond.
In a 2019, press conference, Sen. Thom Tillis stated:
"If you, as a local elected official, believe that your policies are consistent with your electorate and you want to do these policies, we’ll defer to the local government. But if you get it wrong, the victims are going to have rights.”
The preceding list encompasses the county jails that serve Greensboro, Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Asheville, Durham and Fayetteville, respectively...Basically the largest population centers in North Carolina.
These sheriffs are not only shirking their duty to protect the citizens of their own counties, but residents throughout the state, and honestly, the entire country.
Perhaps, these men are not suited for law enforcement. After all, what kind of law enforcement official would release an accused child molester, rapist or violent gang member back onto the streets, if they didn't have to?
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