Three North Carolina state law enforcement agencies have entered into agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a new state law takes effect.
Senate Bill 153, which went into effect Thursday, requires North Carolina state law enforcement agencies to sign federal 287(g) agreements with ICE. The agreements delegate certain federal immigration enforcement duties to state and local officers.
The State Highway Patrol and the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division signed task force officer agreements. Those agreements authorize designated officers to question people about their immigration status, make certain immigration-related arrests and process people for immigration violations.
The state Department of Adult Correction signed a warrant service officer agreement. It allows the agency to transfer certain people from state custody to ICE for deportation when they are scheduled for release.
Republican lawmakers overrode Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of Senate Bill 153 in June.
