Images of federal agents chasing immigrants have rattled many. Others see evidence of an effective crackdown. It remains to be seen whether the operation might sway voters next year.
Images of federal agents chasing immigrants have rattled many. Others see evidence of an effective crackdown. It remains to be seen whether the operation might sway voters next year.
Federal agents walked through a park in downtown Charlotte on Thursday. Reactions have varied widely over the Border Patrol operation in North Carolina since agents zeroed in on Charlotte last week and briefly spread out to Raleigh and Durham.
The mayor and sheriff said earlier in the day that the operation appeared to have concluded. But a homeland security spokeswoman said that the effort was “not ending anytime soon.”
The mayor and sheriff said earlier in the day that the operation appeared to have concluded. But a homeland security spokeswoman said that the effort was “not ending anytime soon.”
Federal officials say they have arrested more than 250 people in Charlotte, shaking a burgeoning city far from any border that has welcomed waves of immigrants for decades.
Federal officials say they have arrested more than 250 people in Charlotte, shaking a burgeoning city far from any border that has welcomed waves of immigrants for decades.
Protesters in Charlotte over the weekend. The Border Patrol operation has laid bare the tensions that have been simmering for years in the city over immigration and crime.
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