Adviser to past presidents pitches plan in SC to divert ICE funding to technical colleges

By: Adrian Ashford

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 762

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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NEWBERRY — A White House adviser to past Democratic presidents is visiting South Carolina this week to talk about technical colleges as he weighs his own bid for the Oval Office.

Rahm Emanuel’s stops in Newberry, Abbeville and Allendale are part of his pitch to voters nationwide to redirect billions of dollars from federal immigration detention facilities to community colleges and workforce training programs.

“I want the children at Piedmont Technical (College), when …

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