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| Inmate Citizenship In Question |
| By thestate.com |
| Published: 02/28/2011 |
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Push pins dot a map on the wall at the Lexington County Detention Center, with the largest cluster sitting in Mexico. But pins also stick in Germany, the Sudan, the Philippines and Morocco. The pins represent the home countries of people booked into the Lexington County jail since September. That’s when Sheriff James Metts, who oversees the jail, signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that gives the sheriff authority to investigate the citizenship status of anyone booked into the facility. Since the program began, detention center officers have identified 280 illegal immigrants, who have been placed in ICE custody, according to statistics released by the Sheriff’s Department. Of those, 134 have been deported. The agreement between ICE and Lexington County allows Metts to quickly identify illegal immigrants and move them toward deportation. Illegal immigrants contribute to the county’s crime problem, Metts said, and he thinks they are part of the reason his jail is overcrowded. Read More. |
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