MORNING NEWSBREAK | With six weeks until November’s general election, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C, is accusing Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano of how she is handling immigration enforcement in the Lowcountry. But the Democratic sheriff replied Mace needed to stay in her own lane.
“Charleston County has been recognized as a non-cooperative institution by ICE,” Mace wrote in a release Tuesday. “In other words, you are purposefully and systematically allowing criminal illegal aliens to roam free in Charleston County and surrounding areas. You are purposefully putting local residents at risk, adults and children alike.”
Graziano, who like Mace is running for reelection in November, immediately responded to the allegation, saying the congresswoman, whose district doesn’t include the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, “never misses an opportunity to entertain performative politics.”
Mace claimed that on Aug. 23, the sheriff’s office refused to honor a federal immigration detainer request concerning “an illegal alien” charged with two counts of criminal solicitation of a minor.
Charleston County Sheriff’s spokesperson Alexis Douglas said the sheriff’s office never received an order from a judge to hold anyone on Aug. 23, 2024.
“Mace has a history of mischaracterizing events for her perceived political benefit, and this letter is particularly egregious,” Graziano added. “I suggest that she turn her focus to the people of the Lowcountry and do what she does best – whatever that may be. She needs to let our law enforcement professionals do their job.”
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Dockworkers to operate Leatherman terminal cranes Wednesday. An all-union workforce will be operating ship-to-shore cranes for the first time in the Port of Charleston’s history today when the Cosco Orchid container ship visits the Leatherman Terminal.
James Island honors historic part of community. The town of James Island invited its community to Indian Mound Park, where the oldest cedar tree in the area sits. The tree council honors it with the tree canopy award and the tree stewardship award. Tree experts estimated that the tree is several centuries old.
Groundbreaking announced for new Charleston fire station. The St. Andrews Public Service District has announced that it is preparing to replace Firehouse Engine Company 3 and is set to break ground on the
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