Charlotte, Border Patrol
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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.
Students and parents are advised to contact their school principal or school counselor with questions. Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools officials say students are expected to attend classes as usual on Monday, Nov. 17, despite the fear generated by an ongoing operation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Charlotte.
Reports have emerged of federal agents arresting U.S. citizens amid the ongoing immigration crackdown taking place in the city.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein spoke on Sunday evening about the Border Patrol activity in Charlotte over the weekend, saying that the actions of agents have been "stoking fear" and are "racial profiling.
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Border Patrol commander touts dozens of North Carolina arrests leaving residents ‘overwhelmed’
A top Border Patrol commander is touting dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents report encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes.
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.”
The takeover of immigration and customs enforcement by border protection officials has led to uncertainty in sanctuary cities which had learned how
Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Saturday, Nov. 15, that agents have begun "surging" into Charlotte.