Charlotte, crackdown and Immigration
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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 Charlotte, North Carolina, made a Democratic city of about 950,000 people, its latest target for immigration enforcement.
US Border Patrol agents conducted immigration raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, as DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin cited public safety concerns.
The push has caused fear and anxiety, especially among people who lack legal status to be in the country, and sparked a number of lawsuits.
Protests erupted across North Carolina as hundreds rallied in Raleigh against Border Patrol operations in Charlotte, demanding an end to Trump's immigration policies. Demonstrators carried signs advocating for immigrant kindness and community unity,