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It just doesn't happen."
Though Myrick had no cost estimate for creating an N.C.immigration court, she said there's already space for one in Charlotte at the local office of the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Myrick promised in an August 2005 column in the Observer that she would fight for an immigration court for North Carolina as part of a broader plan to deal with the influx of an estimated 390,000 undocumented immigrants into the state.
What are the chances that North Carolina will get such a court?
A few hours after Myrick's news conference, a spokesman for the Justice Department told the Observer that North Carolina "is currently a leading candidate for a new immigration court."
"That doesn't mean it's a definite," added Justice spokesman Charles Miller.
"Missouri also has a great number of cases."
Those rosy prospects for North Carolina appeared to contradict letters the Justice Department sent to Myrick las...
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