Charlotte, immigration crackdown
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After immigration officials arrested more than 130 people, some churches report being half empty, an after-school program canceled activities and one U.S. citizen said he started carrying his passport.
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More than 130 arrested in North Carolina as governor says immigration crackdown is ‘stoking fear’
U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 130 people in a weekend sweep through North Carolina’s largest city.
The agency said 44 of those people, who are suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, had criminal records, which The Post couldn’t immediately verify.
Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh, the mayor said, while Customs and Border Protection agents continue operating in Charlotte.
Federal officers carrying out immigration raids faced multiple vehicle ramming attacks in Charlotte on Monday, injuring at least one officer.
Federal authorities conducted raids on Nov. 15 in the banking hub of Charlotte, North Carolina, the Department of Homeland Security said.
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 Cook County Sheriff's Office said the arrests were made by midday, and that it was working on verifying identities and potential charges.