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NORTH CAROLINA -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole on Tuesday announced a partnership that would give local authorities the power to enforce federal immigration laws.
The partnership between North Carolina sheriffs and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, made public at the N.C. Sheriffs' Association fall meeting at Carolina Beach, will give sheriff's offices around the state access to ICE resources. Exactly which resources has yet to be determined.
The statewide partnership is the first of its kind in the country, Dole's office said.
"I firmly believe that North Carolina can become a model for the nation on how to identify, apprehend and remove undocumented aliens illegal aliens who have self-identified themselves by committing crimes," Dole said in a prepared statement.