Community policing and federal immigration enforcement are different roles. Don’t mix them.

By: Phil Ford

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 724

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Across South Carolina, including in Orangeburg where I was born and raised, I’ve been hearing the same thing from folks I talk to every day. People feel uneasy. Not because they don’t believe in law and order, but because something about the way immigration enforcement is showing up in our communities doesn’t feel right.

I was at the Statehouse recently to voice my concerns, and what I said there is what I still believe …

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