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Daily Dispatch
December 5, 2018
All politics are local...
On his first full day as Mecklenburg County Sheriff Wednesday, Garry McFadden notified the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that it was ending the county’s 287(g) agreement, according to a news release.
The bed-rental program will bring in in more than $10 million by the end of 2018, up from $8.3 million last year for housing detainees, officials said. The 2018 revenue would be the most since at least 2015, documents show. McHenry County administrator Peter Austin said the take in is among the most, if not the most, the contract has ever raised for the county in any one year.
San Luis Obispo County sheriff turned over 87 immigrants to ICE in 2017. This year, it’s zero thanks to “sanctuary state” laws.
Denver courts are part of new Department of Justice program to expedite family asylum proceedings.
See our guide to local actions to challenge immigration policy.
Other news…
Sarah Knopp writes in Jacobin a few days ago - the so called “private violence” that people are fleeing is very much rooted in state policies, and should not disqualify people from seeking asylum.
Mexico’s new president wants to have a good relationship with Trump and is expecting talks on immigration soon (hard to see that going well....)
Trump considering charging a fee for immigrants applying for asylum.
European nationalists respond to new UN Pact on migration.
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