US EditionPopular Latin Bakery to Close Amid Border Patrol Activity in Charlotte
The operation targeted suspected public-safety threats amid local fears; Mecklenburg County's immigrant population grew 22% since 2020, officials said.
- On Saturday, U.S. Border Patrol began arresting people across immigrant enclaves in Charlotte, North Carolina, while DHS said it was "surging resources" in Operation 'Charlotte's Web'.
- DHS officials said the Charlotte operation aimed to address crime after Charlotte failed to honor nearly 1,400 ICE detainers, citing safety concerns.
- Video and resident accounts show masked agents arriving at businesses and Home Depot on North Wendover Road, with congregants fleeing a church off Albemarle Road after one was detained and a man held about 20 minutes.
- Charlotte's immigrant hubs were largely deserted on Saturday, with El Salvadoran restaurants closed and street vendors absent, while Mayor Vi Lyles and Mecklenburg County officials warned the operation caused fear and disruption and protesters wrapped in Mexican flags gathered as Gov. Josh Stein urged peace.
- DHS has not confirmed how long the Charlotte operation will last as of early Saturday afternoon; federal agents are expected to move to New Orleans next, following extended deployments in Los Angeles and Chicago.
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Popular Latin bakery to close amid Border Patrol activity in Charlotte
Hundreds of people protested the presence of Border Patrol agents in Charlotte, who were seen detaining people in the parking lot of a popular Latin bakery, prompting the owner to close his business.
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