US EditionGranddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown
At least 81 people were arrested in a five-hour sweep targeting alleged criminal illegal immigrants amid local opposition and fears of family separations, DHS said.
- A new deployment of federal agents arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday as part of Trump's immigration enforcement campaign, marking large-scale arrests in a Democratic-led city.
- The effort was dubbed 'Operation Charlotte's Web' as a play on the title of a famous children's book that isn't about North Carolina.
- Martha White, granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author, criticized the operation's use of the book title, saying her grandfather 'believed in the rule of law and due process.
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North Carolina Governor Says Charlotte Immigration Operations Are ‘Stoking Fear’
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has criticized a federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte as “stoking fear” and urged residents to document any misconduct, deepening a clash between state and local Democrats and the Trump administration over the operation. The Department of Homeland Security in recent days launched “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” sending U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents into North Carolina’s largest city to arrest “crimin…
Pioneer Press
Granddaughter of “Charlotte’s Web” author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown
The granddaughter of E.B. White, the author of the classic 1952 children's tale “Charlotte's Web,” said the wave of immigration arrests goes against what her grandfather stood for.
Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown
The Trump administration is calling its new immigration sweep in North Carolina’s largest city “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” But the granddaughter of E.B. White, the author of the classic 1952 children’s tale “Charlotte’s Web,” said the wave of immigration arrests goes against what her grandfather and his beloved book stood for. “He believed in the rule of law and due process,” Martha White said in a statement. “He certainly didn’t believe in mas…
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Granddaughter of "Charlotte's Web" author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown
The Trump administration has a name for its immigration sweep in North Carolina’s largest city. They're calling it “Operation Charlotte’s Web.”
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