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Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Politics
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Feds charge Honduran national arrest by ICE with illegal reentry
The Honduran national arrested by ICE after controversially being released by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office is now facing federal charges. According to the federal indictment, feds are charging Jose Napoleon-Serrano, who also goes by Jose Napolean Licona-Serrano, was illegal reentry by a convicted felon. It's unclear when he is due in court. PREVIOUS COURT: Only on 9: ICE arrests Honduras national accused of violent crimes Mecklenburg County Sheriff discusses impact of HB10 Sheriff pushes back against ICE with timeline of man's arrest Channel 9 exclusively covered Napoleon-Serrano's arrest on February 6th in Charlotte. Napoleon-Serrano was subject to a detainer after being arrested on charges of domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon. While he was held for 48 hours, ICE said the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office did not notify them about his pending release, which the detainer requested them to do. Sheriff Garry McFadden has since released numerous statements in defense of his agency and claims he is following the law. (VIDEO: Long lines reported outside local ICE office)
Yahoo
20-02-2025
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Mecklenburg County Sheriff calls for collaboration and transparency with ICE
The dispute between Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden and ICE continues. Sheriff McFadden is commenting again on ICE's arrest of Jose Napoleon Serrano. Channel 9 covered ICE's arrest of the twice deported Honduran national. A detainer was issued and Napoleon-Serrano was held for 48 hours but ICE says he was released without the agency being notified. The detainer requested the MCSO call ICE before release. Since the implementation of HB10, which requires sheriffs to cooperate with ICE, Sheriff Garry McFadden has stated the phone call notification is not required. In a new statement Wednesday afternoon, Sheriff McFadden asked ICE to notify his agency about their intentions when future detainers are in place. He asked ICE to let him know whether they are going to pick someone up. 'Communication with ICE stops once they issue a detainer. Collaboration is a two-way street. Transparency is a two-way street, Sheriff McFadden said. 'I am still waiting for productive discussions with local ICE officials on the process we follow in regard to undocumented persons and how our agency can work more effectively with ICE.' Channel 9 has reached out to ICE for comment. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Only on 9: ICE arrests Honduras national accused of violent crimes As Sheriff McFadden's dispute with ICE continues, state lawmakers are signaling future involvement. House Speaker Destin Hall previously told Channel 9 tweaks to the law could be coming. In a post on X referencing this, Speaker Hall's chief of staff retweeted the post and said 'stay tuned.' According to ICE, Napoleon-Serrano was previously deported twice. In 2020, he was removed from the United States after being arrested in Operation Noble Guardian. That's when investigators arrested people who crossed the border with a kid to be deemed a family unit so they could avoid detention. ICE says the kid would then be sent back after entering the US. Last month, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrested Napoleon-Serrano on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a female, and domestic violence. In Sheriff McFadden's statement, he said his office was unaware of Napoleon-Serrano's 'past arrests, encounters or level of danger.' Statement from Sheriff McFadden: The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office is committed to transparency and lawful procedures regarding the handling of individuals in custody, including those with immigration concerns. Recent discussions and media inquiries surrounding the case of Honduras national Napoleon Serrano highlight the need for clarity in how information is shared between local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). When a person is arrested, staff at Arrest Processing Center ask every and any person several questions with three of them dealing with citizenship. As it pertains to an undocumented person, that information is entered into a database on DCI/NCIC through a PIN message to ICE. Essentially, MCSO uses this system to query ICE when we cannot determine citizenship. It includes dates, time stamps and other pertinent details. ICE is then notified through Immigration Alien Queries (IAQs). This process has remained the same through previous administrations and sheriffs, despite the removal of the 287g program. However, this system does not provide MCSO with details about a person's past arrests, encounters, or level of danger. Only ICE has that information. That said, when ICE saw Napoleon Serrano's name, they should have immediately recognized that they had encountered him twice before and previously deported him twice. MCSO is unaware of any state or federal charges attached to Serrano's past two deportations. As MCSO has stood clear in its processes, the agency expects the same level of transparency in return. Once a detainer is issued, ICE should clearly understand that they have 48 hours to make the pickup. During that time, MCSO is asking ICE to inform our agency of their intentions, whether they plan to pick up a person or allow the person to remain on state charges. 'Communication with ICE stops once they issue a detainer. Collaboration is a two-way street. Transparency is a two-way street, Sheriff McFadden said. 'I am still waiting for productive discussions with local ICE officials on the process we follow in regard to undocumented persons and how our agency can work more effectively with ICE.' (WATCH BELOW: Sheriff pushes back against ICE with timeline of man's arrest)
Yahoo
13-02-2025
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‘No ICE movement': Meck County Sheriff addresses Honduras national facing violent charges being released after 5 days
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Sheriff Garry McFadden came forward with information on Thursday regarding a Honduras national who was arrested in January for violent crimes, held for five days, and ultimately released from custody. McFadden issued a statement on Thursday, claiming recent reports on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been 'incorrect and misleading.' According to jail records, the suspect in question, Jose Napoleon-Serrano, 40, was taken into custody on Jan. 12, 2025, and charged with assault on a female, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. On Jan. 17, 2025, Napoleon-Serrano posted his $5,000 bond and he was released that afternoon. According to McFadden, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office followed the state law by holding him for 48 hours, per a court order. McFadden provided a timeline of events leading up to Napoleon-Serrano's release. According to the sheriff's office, Serrano was arrested by CMPD on Jan. 12 at 5:35 a.m. Mecklenburg County deputies reportedly determined he was a Honduran national during the intake process. McFadden said that same day at 6:09 a.m., the sheriff's office notified ICE, 'with no response the entire day.' He said more than 24 hours later, on Jan. 13, at 11:18 a.m., the sheriff's office received the ICE Detainer-Administrative Warrant. McFadden said a 48-hour hold was signed and issued by a state magistrate. Then on Jan. 15, at 11:18 a.m., he said the court order on Napoleon-Serrano was lifted but he remained in custody at the Detention Center on his initial state charges with a $5,000 secured bond. On Jan. 17, at 12:14 p.m., more than 48 hours later, McFadden said Napoleon-Serrano's $5,000 bond was posted for his release. A magistrate issued a signed court order for his release. McFadden said Napoleon-Serrano was held for five days with no ICE movement. Below is part of McFadden's statement to Charlotte-area news organizations: MCSO received zero correspondence from ICE after they sent the detainer on January 13th. ICE was aware of Mr. Serrano's status between January 12th-17th as they are privy to our various tracking systems. ICE is more than welcome to pick up the phone – we will always remain transparent about a person's release, but nowhere in House Bill 10 does it mandate local sheriffs to notify ICE of an individual's release. ICE is also aware that Mr. Serrano had been deported twice before. If they believed he posed a threat to public safety, I question why ICE didn't charge Mr. Serrano with federal offenses under 8 USC 1325 (Improper Entry by Alien) and 8 USC 1326 (Re-entry of Deported Alien), instead of putting the burden on local sheriffs. This is why I continue to emphasize the importance of open discussions with ICE — because simply deporting individuals is not an effective solution and does not make our communities safer. So again, I have followed the law. I have my responsibilities as Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, and ICE has theirs. However, ICE cannot expect me to operate outside the scope of the law as my predecessors have done. I am not an ICE officer. I am the Sheriff, and my priority is serving and protecting my community while always upholding the law. Sheriff Garry McFaddenCopyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
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Sheriff pushes back against ICE with timeline of man's arrest
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Gary McFadden is pushing back against ICE administrators after a Channel 9 report about an undocumented immigrant being arrested in Charlotte. Channel 9′s Joe Bruno embedded with ICE earlier this month to learn more about their operations, and our crew was there when ICE arrested Jose Napoleon-Serrano. PREVIOUS STORY >> Only on 9: ICE arrests Honduras national accused of violent crimes Napoleon-Serrano is a Honduran citizen who has already been deported twice. He was recently arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, and assault on a female. When the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrested him, ICE issued a detainer to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office requesting to hold him for 48 hours. According to records obtained by Channel 9, Napoleon-Serrano was held for 48 hours and then released from the Mecklenburg County Jail. ICE says the sheriff's office should have called them to let them know about Napoleon-Serrano's release, but McFadden says he thinks the law doesn't require him to call ICE. 'It's frustrating because this could be a very easy transaction at the jail if they were honoring our detainers,' ICE Chief of Staff Maria Somers told Bruno in Charlotte. On Thursday, McFadden said he followed the law in Napoleon-Serrano's case and held him for 48 hours. McFadden shared a timeline of Napoleon-Serrano's custody in Mecklenburg County: 5:35 a.m. Jan. 12 - Napoleon-Serrano's arrest by CMPD 6:09 a.m. Jan. 12 - MCSO notifies ICE of arrest with no response 11:18 a.m. Jan. 13 - MCSO receives ICE detainer, and a 48-hour hold was signed and issued 11:18 a.m. Jan. 15 - 48 hours after the ICE detainer was issued, the court order was lifted but Napoleon-Serrano remained in custody on his initial charges with a $5,000 bond 12:14 p.m. Jan. 17 - Napoleon-Serrano posted bond and he was released from custody The sheriff's office says ICE was aware of Napoleon-Serrano's status from Jan. 12-17. 'ICE is more than welcome to pick up the phone - we will always remain transparent about a person's release, but nowhere in House Bill 10 does it mandate local sheriffs to notify ICE of an individual's release,' the sheriff's office said Thursday. McFadden says he 'questions why ICE didn't charge [Napoleon]-Serrano with federal offenses [improper entry by alien] and [re-entry of deported alien] instead of putting the burden on local sheriffs.' We're reaching out to ICE for a response to McFadden's comments. Napoleon-Serrano was taken into custody by ICE again in early February. He was taken to an ICE field office in Charlotte for processing. (VIDEO: Churches sue to protect immigrants from ICE)
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Politics
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Only on 9: ICE arrests Honduras national accused of violent crimes
A Honduran national will face deportation proceedings a third time after he was arrested in Charlotte Thursday morning. NC House Speaker says changes to HB10 possible after disagreements between ICE and MCSO Only Channel 9 was with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers when they arrested Jose Napoleon-Serrano. Last month, Napoleon-Serrano was arrested on domestic violence and assault charges. ICE issued a detainer but says the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office released him without notifying the agency. ICE says they are not conducting raids but stepping up targeted enforcement of known criminals. Many have questions about these operations. Who is ICE targeting and what is the agency's message to the community? >> Watch Eyewitness News reporter Joe Bruno's report Friday at 5:30 p.m. VIDEO: Atrium Health staff gets warning to stay out of ICE's way
