No Illegal Immigrant Detention Facility for Charlotte

Charlotte won't be getting a federal detention center for illegal immigrants, but the facility could be built elsewhere our area.

The Mecklenburg County sheriff's office had been pushing for it to take some of the pressure off its jail space.

Today Representative Sue Myrick issued a statement saying Gaston County could be one of its options.

No word from the feds yet on why the idea was scrapped.

Story Created: Jan 11, 2008 at 4:29 PM EST

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