Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers, after consulting with his legal team, has withdrawn his support from legislation being backed by the NC Sheriff’s Association.
The Department sent out a press release on Tuesday, June 11, which stated that – due to recent changes in the proposal – Rogers and the department were no longer behind it.
Though there have been several versions of the NC Sheriff’s Association proposal, it would essentially compel county sheriffs to honor and fulfill US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests to detain inmates, and would also make it illegal for any county to prohibit ICE officials from conducting immigration enforcement activities in a county jail or in other types of detention facilities.
“The legal team at the GCSO [Guilford County Sheriff’s Office], under the guidance of Sheriff Rogers, has had the opportunity to study the Association’s proposal (as revised on May 16, 2019) in more detail,” the June 11 press release states. “Based on that review, Sheriff Rogers has some significant concerns about the measure proposed by the NCSA. As a result, he is respectfully withdrawing his support for the NCSA’s proposal effective today.”
According to the press release, one concern of Rogers and his legal team was that the NC Sheriff’s Association’s proposal, while “well-intentioned,” doesn’t remedy “constitutional and legal flaws” – in particular, the press release states, that goes for violations of the constitutional right to due process.
The press release from the department continues: “In addition, though the NCSA proposal contains a provision which states that a Sheriff’s Office cannot be held criminally or civilly liable for detaining an inmate pursuant to this statute, we don’t believe a State statute can immunize State officials from potentially violating the due process provisions in the US Constitution.”
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In what world do illegal aliens have constitutional rights?
I was going to say something but in reality , all I can do is throw my hands in the air and shake my head. Seems common sense has disappeared completely and we bend over backwards for felons and illegals, heaven forbid if we offend them .
Danny is listening to his attorney, which is a wise thing to do. It will protect him and us from law suits for Fourth Amendment violations which has cost other jurisdictions millions. The North Carolina Sheriffs Association is supporting legislation which says the county who holds ICE detainees without legal documents, warrants, will be indemnified against law suits. Nice to say, but holds no weight with the court. We can still be sued. The answer is not the bandaid the legislature (state) is trying to help with, but congress changing the law on the national level which the democrats are hesitant to do. Why? It will affect future voters for them they believe. We have good congressman here who would support such legislation, but others across the nation fellow the we hate Trump mantra and are not trying to help America.
Ohh please, like this clown or his “legal team” even understand what the Saucier Test is or what qualified immunity is. Just like most things, it is about what a reasonable officer would do or beleive. Would a reasonable officer believe he is violating someone’s “clearly established” Constitutional rights by serving a duly issued warrant or detainer on someone? No, only a politician would.
What is reasonable is that we expect the Sheriff to comply with and to abide by the law, not insert his personal feelings into what he thinks the law says or is; that is for the courts to decide. If he wants to write the law, run for Congress or the General Assembly, not for Sheriff.
Scott I read your articular and noticed you refereed to Danny’s agency as department. You called it Gilford County Sheriff’s Office then turned around and said department. The terminology makes a huge difference when speaking in terms of politics. It make a difference to clarify it is Danny’s Office, and he gets to choose the direction the agency goes, unlike a department run by a chief who works at the pleasure of a city council.
Very sad when local officials decide which laws they want to enforce and which they want to ignore.
If you are in this country illegally, the constitution does not give you any rights. Due process and our laws are for citizens of the United States. If this bill passes, will the so-called sheriff, enforce the laws? He does not get to pick and choose which laws he will enforce. The sheriff MUST carry out all the laws that are in force. I only hope that the citizens of Guilford County see what a certain group elected last year and now we must put up with until the next election. So far, his administration has been a joke and embarrassment to law abiding citizens.
This is what happens when you elect a sheriff who doesn’t practice law enforcement.
Due process is a good thing, but it is guaranteed to CITIZENS. Those who are here illegally should have gone through due process to come here legally.
Gee, who would have guessed that our new Sheriff would oppose Federal law?
Sheriff Rogers, exactly what laws, under our US Constitution you swore oath to, do you support?
You did take the oath. Didn’t you?
Just curious…..
Maybe the actual legal citizens of our county should be asking why Rogers is against doing his job and helping ICE?? Why is he wanting to help these illegal criminals so bad? What is he getting out of it? His job is to do his job and that means enforcing the law and notifying ICE when he comes across illegals!!
But then again, what more can we expect out of a leo who was previously fired from being a leo!! Twice! He didn’t do his job then, why do we expect him to do it now!
It’s time for this man to go! He obviously has an agenda that benefits him personally and not the real citizens of our county! Get him out of office!