A Department of Homeland Security advisory panel says that U.S. immigration authorities should maintain their reliance on private detention facilities, particularly as a way to “respond to surges in migration flows,” according to a draft of the panel’s recommendations provided to The Post.
The election of Donald Trump has quickly revived the fortunes of one of America’s most controversial industries.
Hurricane Floyd and subsequent flooding decimated the town 17 years ago. Now, flooding from Hurricane Matthew threatens it again.
Rivers are rising to record crests after more than 17 inches of rain fell during Hurricane Matthew. Helicopters yanked stranded residents from rooftops in Robeson County, where at least 1,000 people were stranded.
Seventeen have died in flooding, the water is still rising to historic levels, and new evacuations were being ordered Tuesday. The disaster is leaving a particularly deep scar across a part of inland North Carolina that was already the most economically vulnerable part of the state.