Alert Bill to require sheriffs to work with ICE advances in NC Senate RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024 Updated Oct 14, 2025 0 × Hundreds of thousands of migrants entered the U.S. under a program that allows them to bypass the border and fly directly into the U.S. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A controversial bill that would force all North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with federal ICE officers has advanced to the Senate floor.kAm%96 $6?2E6 #F=6D 2?5 ~A6C2E:@?D 4@>>:EE66 C64@>>6?565 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?4=68]8@G^$6DD:@?D^a_ab^q:==D^w@FD6^!su^w`_Ga]A57Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw@FD6 q:== `_k^2m 27E6C >:?:>2= 5632E6 7C@> >6>36CD[ 3FE H:E9 @AA@D:E:@? 7C@> D@>6 s6>@4C2ED]k^AmkAm%96 3:== 4@F=5 36 255C6DD65 3J E96 7F== $6?2E6 2D 62C=J 2D %9FCD52JVD D6DD:@?]k^AmkAm$6?2E6 #6AF3=:42? =6256CD9:A 92D H2DE65 =:EE=6 E:>6 :? 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