Mar 13, 2009 11:55 am US/Eastern
Frederick Sheriff On National Immigration Panel

FREDERICK, Md.

Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins is joining a national panel on immigration as a result of his outspoken support for local enforcement of immigration laws.

Jenkins says he is eager to begin work as a member of the National Sheriffs' Association's immigration subcommittee. Jenkins testified at a congressional hearing in March that his agency's involvement in a program allowing local authorities to enforce federal immigration laws has been an overwhelming success.

He said that in one year, his deputies identified 337 illegal immigrants -- 309 of whom were put into deportation proceedings.


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