Charlotte residents, mayor rebuke federal immigration raids
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"Charlotte's Web" author E.B. White's granddaughter slammed DHS for naming Charlotte immigration raids "Operation Charlotte's Web" after her grandfather's beloved children's book.
Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh, the mayor said, while Customs and Border Protection agents continue operating in Charlotte.
Rob Brisley, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said agents arrested over 130 people during the first two days of the operation.
After immigration officials arrested more than 130 people, some churches report being half empty, an after school program canceled activities and one U.S. citizen said he started carrying his passport.
Department of Homeland Security agents launched a wide scale immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend, leading to the arrests of 81 people. North Carolina
U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 130 people in a weekend sweep through North Carolina’s largest city.
The Department of Homeland Security says there were over 140 arrests this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina as the Trump administration ramps up their crackdown on immigration. Chair of the Mecklenburg County Commissioners Mark Jerrell joins Chris Jansing to detail the fear and confusion in his community right now.
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