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Vanessa Blancas and her sister Daisy went with their father to Super G Sunday but were wary about Border Patrol after Saturday’s incident. The Blancas, born in the United States but of Mexican heritage, said when they arrived they were “looking for immigration cars.”
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After weekend's Border Patrol surge in North Carolina, governor says effort is 'stoking fear'
The Trump administration has made the Democratic city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement surge it says will combat crime, despite fierce objections from local leaders and downtrending crime rates.
A protest in Charlotte turned tense when a man suffered a panic attack during an arrest by Customs and Border Protection officers.
DHS says the surge is meant to target public safety threats, but Charlotte leaders warn the federal operation is heightening fear.
The Trump administration is planning to dispatch Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams.
A crowd of protesters gather outside Manolo's Bakery in a massive show of solidarity. A crowd estimated at up to 200 people turned out to support owner Manuel “Manolo” Betancur and protest federal immigration detentions in the Charlotte area.
At one school in east Charlotte, parents started a rotation for people to watch for immigration enforcement and Border Patrol actvitity.