The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office is onboard with a federal program that pinpoints illegal immigrants and earmarks them for deportation.
The 287(g) Program, which takes its name from Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1996, is designed to authorize state and local law enforcement officers to act as immigration agents.http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2009/jan/25/sheriffs-office-teams-feds-deport-illegal-immigran/news-local/By Richelle Bailey – The McDowell (N.C.) News