Charlotte braces for federal immigration enforcement
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Less than a full day after ABC11 confirmed that federal agents with Customs and Border Protection were coming to the Triangle, they were spotted in some areas Tuesday morning.ABC11 confirmed Tuesday afternoon that CBP agents are scrapping the Raleigh portion of their immigration enforcement plan and will be staying in Charlotte.
Lawmakers and immigration professors react to the news that federal agents are on the ground in Raleigh and plan to conduct operations in the area Tuesday.
Even though Raleigh is thousands of miles from the nearest U.S. border, The News & Observer confirmed U.S. Border Patrol is in the Triangle.
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Mental health support, low attendance at Durham Public Schools after CBP agents spotted in Triangle
As federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations, attendance for Latino students with Durham Public Schools was down on Tuesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be deployed to Raleigh, North Carolina to assist with illegal immigration enforcement operations.
The Trump administration is planning to dispatch Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams.
The figures were disclosed in an X post headlined "Operation Oregon Support: PORTLAND SWEEP" with a video using music from Sesame Street.
Homeland Security said the enforcement operation aims to root out "criminal illegal aliens who flocked to the Tar Heel State."