/tags/immigration-detention Immigration Detention en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:21:34 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-01-24/trump-deportation-immigrant-north-carolina-latino In the weeks leading up to President Donald Trump鈥檚 first day in office, Latino immigrant organizations were busy helping people without legal status and mixed-status families prepare for a new era of immigration crackdowns. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:21:34 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-01-24/trump-deportation-immigrant-north-carolina-latino Aaron S谩nchez-Guerra /politics/2024-09-11/nc-house-school-voucher-immigration-bill-ice The North Carolina State House voted Wednesday to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to fund private school vouchers, part of a spending bill that also includes a controversial immigration provision. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:32:25 GMT /politics/2024-09-11/nc-house-school-voucher-immigration-bill-ice Colin Campbell /politics/2024-04-30/ice-detainer-immigration-bill-nc-legislature A state Senate committee has approved legislation to force sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration agents. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:19:34 GMT /politics/2024-04-30/ice-detainer-immigration-bill-nc-legislature Colin Campbell /news/2021-07-06/north-carolina-ranks-last-in-the-country-for-legal-representation-in-immigration-cases North Carolina ranks last in the country for the likelihood of having legal representation in immigration cases, according to a report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. It also ranks 10th for total pending deportation cases. Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:33:30 GMT /news/2021-07-06/north-carolina-ranks-last-in-the-country-for-legal-representation-in-immigration-cases Maria Ramirez Uribe /news/2019-08-02/federal-government-awards-unlicensed-nc-company-grant-to-house-migrant-children The federal government has awarded billions of dollars to nonprofits and businesses across the nation to house the overflow of migrant children coming鈥� Fri, 02 Aug 2019 17:27:20 GMT /news/2019-08-02/federal-government-awards-unlicensed-nc-company-grant-to-house-migrant-children Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-02/federal-government-awards-unlicensed-nc-company-grant-to-house-migrant-children The federal government has awarded billions of dollars to nonprofits and businesses across the nation to house the overflow of migrant children coming鈥� Fri, 02 Aug 2019 17:27:20 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-02/federal-government-awards-unlicensed-nc-company-grant-to-house-migrant-children Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /news/2019-05-14/after-months-seeking-sanctuary-nc-woman-granted-permanent-residency One of the first undocumented immigrants to seek sanctuary in a North Carolina church has been granted permanent residency. Minerva Cisneros Garcia came鈥� Tue, 14 May 2019 16:27:45 GMT /news/2019-05-14/after-months-seeking-sanctuary-nc-woman-granted-permanent-residency Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-14/after-months-seeking-sanctuary-nc-woman-granted-permanent-residency One of the first undocumented immigrants to seek sanctuary in a North Carolina church has been granted permanent residency. Minerva Cisneros Garcia came鈥� Tue, 14 May 2019 16:27:45 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-14/after-months-seeking-sanctuary-nc-woman-granted-permanent-residency Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /law/2019-04-05/henderson-county-sheriff-lowell-griffin-grapples-with-ice-relationship The North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this week that would force county sheriff departments to assist with detaining鈥� Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:27:46 GMT /law/2019-04-05/henderson-county-sheriff-lowell-griffin-grapples-with-ice-relationship Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-05/henderson-county-sheriff-lowell-griffin-grapples-with-ice-relationship The North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this week that would force county sheriff departments to assist with detaining鈥� Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:27:46 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-05/henderson-county-sheriff-lowell-griffin-grapples-with-ice-relationship Dana Terry, Frank Stasio