Border Patrol arrives in Charlotte, N.C.
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Homeland Security said it was “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web” but didn’t say how long agents would remain in Charlotte.
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Border Patrol confirms active operations in Portland area — hundreds of miles from any land border
Immigration advocates warn that U.S. Border Patrol officers have tended to act more aggressively during arrests than ICE agents.
Multiple sources confirm that Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, who's been the face of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations in the area since they began in September, is leaving Chicago.
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Border Patrol commander touts dozens of North Carolina arrests leaving residents 'overwhelmed'
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 and apartment complexes.
Vanessa Blancas and her sister Daisy went with their father to Super G Sunday but were wary about Border Patrol after Saturday’s incident. The Blancas, born in the United States but of Mexican heritage, said when they arrived they were “looking for immigration cars.”
Chief Michael Banks said that USBP enforcement operations in South Florida will expand thanks to an injection of funding from the Trump administration
Homeland Security said it was “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web” but didn’t say how long agents would remain in Charlotte.
It is unclear how long the operation will last in North Carolina’s largest city, which has a growing immigrant population.
The Trump administration is cracking down on Mexican cartel-dug tunnels at the southwest border. The tunnels are built and used to smuggle drugs, weapons, people and