Thread: N.C.: More than 4,000 illegal immigrants put in custody

More than 4,000 illegal immigrants put in custody
From Staff Reports
November 6, 2008

RALEIGH - More than 4,000 illegal immigrants were taken into custody in North Carolina during the past fiscal year after stepped-up enforcement efforts supported by local law enforcement agencies, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Overall, the agency's Atlanta Field Office reported the incarceration of 9,182 "criminal aliens" in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina in the year ending Oct. 30. According to a report ICE planned to release today, partnerships with the Wake County Sheriff's Office, the Durham Police Department and other local agencies led to record numbers of captures and deportations of criminal aliens.

The Atlanta office issued deportation orders for 17,955 illegal residents last year, up from 11,006 the year before.

The Criminal Alien Program enacted in June 2007 to address the issue of illegal immigrants incarcerated in federal and state prisons and local jails led to removal proceedings for 7,000 illegal immigrants in the three states, ICE said, compared with removal proceedings for 3,722 criminal aliens the previous year.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1284221.html

Yippee!
And Nov. 4, the new immigration court opened in Charlotte!

yes!!!!!!

Jean you got me so excited I was hoping it was 4000 a day!!!

Now that would be awesome!!

We need to DEMAND that Chertoff be replaced with someone who will do the job with professional enthusiasm to make that number (4000) of illegals taken into custody a total for one week instead of a year.

DEMAND THAT JOE ARPAIO BE GIVEN THE DHS POSITION!

More than 4,000 illegal immigrants were taken into custody in North Carolina during the past fiscal year after stepped-up enforcement efforts supported by local law enforcement agencies, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

That number is somewhat deplorable given the fact there are probably 4000 illegal invaders crossing our southern border on a weekly basis!