Could Henderson’s 287(g) agreement fall to the federal budget ax?
The federal program that empowers jailers in Henderson County to investigate the immigration status of inmates comes up for renewal this fall in the midst of federal budget cuts that have prompted the federal government to announce the shut down of the program in other jurisdictions.
Buncombe sheriff Duncan will reimburse driver for lost food
Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan said his department has decided to reimburse a California carpet cleaner $400 for tamale and tortilla dough, shrimp and cheese in which three different preliminary tests erroneously detected the presence of cocaine.
Nearly one in three new arrivals to the mountains from 2000 to 2010 was Hispanic
If their population growth continues unabated, Hispanics will soon surpass African Americans as the largest minority in Buncombe County, where about 100 fewer Hispanics than African Americans live, and Native Americans as the largest minority in Jackson County.
2010 Census finds nearly 50,000 Hispanics in western North Carolina
The number of Latinos the 21 western counties increases 126 percent from the year 2000.
