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| Fed probe alleged mistreatment of immigration detainees |
| By thetimesnews.com - AP |
| Published: 07/07/2011 |
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RALEIGH — The federal government is investigating allegations that people detained at the Wake County jail as part of a program under which local police cooperate in immigration policy enforcement efforts were mistreated, according to a letter received by a state civil liberties group. Margo Schlanger, officer for civil rights and civil liberties at the Department of Homeland Security, notified the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union last month that the federal agency is investigating 57 complaints made by people detained at the jail in 2009 and 2010. “The issues you raise are very important to us,” Schlanger wrote in the letter, which goes on to say that the purpose of the investigation is to determine whether the complaints indicate issues that need to be addressed by the agency, and not to provide legal remedies or damages for people making the complaints. Phyllis Stephens, spokeswoman for the Wake County Sheriff's Office, which operates the jail, said the department has not yet been formally notified of the investigation and declined to comment further. This is the first time the homeland security agency has investigated a North Carolina jail for complaints regarding the 287(g) program, state ACLU Legal Director Katy Parker said. The 287(g) program — named for the section of federal law governing it — allows participating local police agencies to enforce federal immigration law. Dozens of police departments take part in the program nationwide. Read More. |
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