Border Patrol makes over 250 arrests in Charlotte
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The governor said that state and local officials have been “left guessing” on important public safety questions.
A teenage construction worker spoke to local media in North Carolina of his disbelief after he was taken from a job site by Border Patrol agents in an unmarked SUV.“I didn’t believe it would happen to me.
Agents were active in the Raleigh and Durham areas on Tuesday, though the scope of the immigration crackdown in the state’s Research Triangle region was not immediately clear.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the Triangle led to organized protests in Durham on Friday.
Federal officials with Homeland Security said agents in Charlotte faced another ‘vehicle ramming’ incident during ongoing immigration enforcement.
N.C., tells “Morning in America” he believes Democratic backlash over federal immigration enforcement in Raleigh and Charlotte is misplaced. He says agents have a “very targeted list of folks that they’re looking for” in North Carolina and are doing more good than harm.
"We are not certain it would be advantageous for people to seek shelter inside places of worship," one minister said.
Border Patrol agents arrested more than 250 people in Charlotte this past week and, according to reports, could begin operations in Louisiana and Mississippi as soon as next week.