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DKos Asheville Open Thread [1]
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Date: 2025-05-31
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security lists Buncombe County as a "sanctuary jurisdiction," joining other cities and counties across the country that the agency says are not cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
DHS published the sanctuary jurisdiction list on May 29, citing an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on April 28, 2025. The order directed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi to identify and list jurisdictions deemed uncooperative with immigration authorities.
The list is organized by state and includes a mix of counties, cities and, in some cases, entire states. In North Carolina, Buncombe County was listed alongside Chatham, Durham and Orange counties.
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DHS claims the listed jurisdictions are “deliberately and shamefully obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws, endangering American communities.” However, the list does not include specific information about why each jurisdiction was named. <More>
The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), a nonprofit agricultural support organization, reported May 7 that 86% of its certified farms reported physical damage during Tropical Storm Helene, although for most, the damage was 25% or less.
Through surveys, phone calls and farmer-to-farmer meetings, ASAP researchers focused on a group of nearly 900 small-scale, family-owned farms growing food for local market outlets. The financial impacts reported include cleanup and recovery costs ($40,000 average) as well as lost sales (60% of respondents) in 2024 and possibly 2025 (28%) due to both product loss and closed or reduced market outlets or missed production because of cleanup efforts. Total lost sales per farm due to both product loss and market outlet closures average $30,000 in 2024 and an anticipated $28,000 in 2025.
The combination of cleanup costs and lost sales represent 88% of the average Western North Carolina’s farm’s gross annual sales, according to the report. One farmer lost everything, writing to ASAP: “Our farm was wiped off the map from Helene. We are located along the Cane River, and our metal building, cold storage, pole barn, shipping container and greenhouse were all taken down river. The farm was turned into a beach overnight.” <More>
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