Source: Josh Shaffer, NEWS & OBSERVER, 4/29/18


In the wake of recent immigration raids across the Triangle, two candidates for Chatham County sheriff sought to calm Hispanic residents Saturday, pledging to treat all residents with fairness. At an immigration issues forum in Siler City, Sheriff Mike Roberson stressed that his deputies do not enforce federal laws and that the Chatham County jail does not house detainees. He stressed that his office created a Hispanic Outreach Group to pair Spanish-speaking residents and deputies.

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