US EditionCharlotte Becomes Latest Target of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Operation 'Charlotte's Web' targets nearly 1,400 immigrants with detainer requests amid criticism from local leaders and increased federal immigration arrests, DHS said.
- On Nov. 15, the Department of Homeland Security said federal immigration agents began operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, with DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin stating, `We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed`.
- President Donald Trump's campaign to increase immigration arrests in Democratic cities is linked to DHS citing North Carolina's refusal to honor almost 400 detainers, prompting the deployment.
- Videos showed U.S. Border Patrol agents in green uniforms and masked federal agents making arrests, including at a church in east Charlotte, while resident Willy Aceituno reported U.S. Customs and Border Protection broke his truck window.
- Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and city leaders urged residents to seek help and remain calm, noting CMPD is not involved in federal raids and legal-assistance organizations are ready while advising to call 911 if police are needed.
- The surge builds on prior deployments to Los Angeles, Washington, Memphis, Chicago and Portland, with Border Patrol expected to shift to New Orleans for the operation `Catahoula Crunch`; legal challenges have limited some tactics and mandated body cameras.
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'A day of shame': Protesters bash Trump's 'Charlotte's Web' deportation sting
President Donald Trump's administration conducted an immigration crackdown on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina, that some protesters described as "causing unnecessary fear and uncertainty." The Trump administration announced on Saturday that it was "surging" immigration agents into Charlotte as p...
Video shows federal agents smash car window and detain man with REAL ID
Federal agents smashed the window of man with REAL ID in Charlotte, North Carolina, and then detained him on the first day of President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown in the city. According to him, he was let go a little while later.
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The Japan TimesTrump's immigration enforcement begins in Charlotte, local leaders call for public to remain calm
A new deployment of federal agents arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday as part of President Donald Trump’s expanding immigration enforcement campaign, marking the latest push to carry out large-scale arrests in Democratic-led cities.
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OPBBorder Patrol commander touts dozens of North Carolina arrests leaving residents ‘overwhelmed’
A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches, apartment complexes and stores. 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 down trending crime …
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