2 h. ago After weekend's Border Patrol surge in North Carolina, governor says effort is 'stoking fear'

After a surge in Border Patrol activity in North Carolina’s largest city over the weekend, Gov. Josh Stein says the effort is “stoking fear,” not making Charlotte safer

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7 h. ago ‘Heartbroken’: Charlotte pushes back as Trump targets city in immigration raids

Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a ‘standstill’ after at least 81 were arrested over the weekendMany communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people – while normally-thriving immigrant enclaves and business districts came to a standstill.Federal agents were deployed in what the Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calls Operation Charlotte’s Web, sparking protests. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Charlotte reels as immigration raids bring North Carolina city to a ‘standstill’

Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a ‘standstill’ after at least 81 were arrested over the weekendMany communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people – while normally-thriving immigrant enclaves and business districts came to a standstill.Federal agents were deployed in what the Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calls Operation Charlotte’s Web, sparking protests. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Charlotte, North Carolina reels as 81 people arrested in immigration raids

Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a ‘standstill’ after at least 81 were arrested over the weekendMany communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people – while normally-thriving immigrant enclaves and business districts came to a standstill.Federal agents were deployed in what the Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calls Operation Charlotte’s Web, sparking protests. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Border Patrol targets Charlotte churchgoers in front of children as dozens arrested on first day of Trump’s anti

Federal agents arrested at least 81 people within the first day of operations in North Carolina’s largest city

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23 h. ago Border Patrol commander touts dozens of North Carolina arrests leaving residents 'overwhelmed'

A top Border Patrol commander is touting dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents report encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes

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45 h. ago Federal officials confirm Homeland Security officers are in Charlotte for immigration enforcement

Federal officials confirmed that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city had begun as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations

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60 h. ago North Carolina city braces for Border Patrol agents and immigration sweeps. Here's what to know

Local authorities say federal immigration agents plan to target North Carolina’s largest city, Charlotte

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69 h. ago Officials in North Carolina city vow to resist looming federal immigration crackdown

Officials and community leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, are opposing a pending federal immigration crackdown

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9 d. ago The LA Dodgers won the World Series but for Latino fans, it’s complicated

The fact that Latino stars were at the forefront of the victory over the Toronto Blue Jays sits alongside the club’s near silence on the immigration raids roiling the cityFor Natalia Molina, a lifelong fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a third-generation Mexican American, the crowning moment of baseball’s World Series didn’t come in last Saturday’s nail-biting finale, when her team performed one death-defying escape act after another before prevailing in extra innings over the Toronto Blue Jays.It came a game earlier, when two of the team’s second-tier players, Kike Hernández, who is from Puerto Rico, and Miguel Rojas, from Venezuela, pulled off a thrilling, game-winning sequence that simultaneously upended the many negative stereotypes Donald Trump has been touting about Latinos since he first ran for president a decade ago. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Border patrol arrested Los Angeles dad and drove off with his baby. DHS accused him of assault: ‘We refuse to apologize’

The arrest follows a series of immigration operations targeting parents and families in front of their children

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1 week ago National Guard, federal funds and immigration raids: How NYC residents could face Trump’s wrath over Mamdani’s win

Democratic mayor-elect has anticipated Trump’s ‘inevitable’ backlash to his victory

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2 w. ago Joyful Day of the Dead commemorations rally US Latino communities despite immigration raid fears

Day of the Dead commemorations in early November are a crucial religious, family and community celebration for most Mexicans and many other Latin Americans

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2 w. ago Trump’s immigration raids continue through Halloween in Chicago and Los Angeles

In Chicago suburb, protesters confronted ICE agents, whom Evanston mayor said ‘assaulted’ residentsDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown continued on Halloween night as federal agents were seen in Chicago and Los Angeles on the holiday, according to multiple reports.In Chicago, where the president has unleashed military troops to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as agents carry out arrests and push back against protesters, several people were arrested on Friday. ICE agents descended on the city and its suburbs as part of their operations, and protesters were also detained during clashes with law enforcement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago FBI raid at Idaho horse track shows how immigration is a top focus across law enforcement

A recent FBI-led raid at an Idaho race track shows how immigration is driving federal law enforcement under the Trump administration

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2 w. ago US citizens on the threat of being racially profiled by ICE: ‘I carry my passport card at all times’

Trump’s immigration crackdown is upending the daily routines of US citizens and permanent residents of colorSleeping with a passport by your pillow. Bringing a birth certificate to soccer practice. Avoiding large gatherings and crowds. Grocery shopping for relatives too afraid to go outside.These are some of the ways that US citizens and permanent residents of color have altered how they move through the world as widespread immigration raids create a pervasive climate of fear. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'We have to be good or ICE will get us': Takeaways from Chicago children caught in immigration raids

Some Chicago parents and teachers say children were traumatized by a recent immigration enforcement action involving tear gas

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3 w. ago Fury as ICE agents fire tear gas on street preparing for children’s Halloween parade

Chaos erupted in a Chicago neighbourhood after ICE agents fired tear gas on a residential street during an immigration raid, moments before the start of a children’s Halloween parade.

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3 w. ago New York officials condemn Manhattan Ice raid: ‘This creates fear and chaos’

Hochul, Schumer and the three mayoral candidates express outrage over federal operation in ChinatownLocal and state officials in New York are expressing outrage after dozens of federal agents carried out a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raid in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Tuesday.Eyewitnesses accounts and video footage captured the chaotic scenes in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, where masked and armed federal agents were seen detaining several individuals near Canal Street, while crowds of New Yorkers gathered, protesting against the action. Military-style vehicles were also seen driving through the area. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Takeaways from AP report on a Chicago raid that signals a major escalation of immigration crackdown

A raid last month in Chicago has signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and ratcheted up tensions in a city already on edge

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