"The operation is not over and it is not ending anytime soon. The message from the Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin went out to Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday afternoon, in response to an announcement by Sheriff Garry McFadden that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was done with its immigration enforcement sweep. Earlier that day, a CBP spokesperson sent a different note from McLaughlin: Every day, DHS enforces the laws of the nation across the country."
"They want you to feel fear, panic, terror, to not know where the danger is, said Andrew Willis Garces, senior strategist with Siembra NC, a grassroots advocacy group for immigrants and Latino communities in the state. The reaction to immigration enforcement surges varies with the character of the communities. Los Angeles raged against the machine. Portland staged street theater. Washington DC jurors refused to convict people charged with crimes of resistance."
Federal immigration enforcement activity in Charlotte continued even as officials issued conflicting statements about its status. A DHS aide signaled ongoing operations while a CBP spokesperson emphasized daily law enforcement and declined to discuss future operations. Local observers, including the sheriff's office, tracked CBP and ICE movements and reported convoys moving toward Atlanta. Community organizers described enforcement as intended to provoke fear, panic, and uncertainty. Responses varied across cities, from protests in Los Angeles to street theater in Portland and jury resistance in Washington D.C. Charlotte adopted a cautious, results-focused approach, with grassroots resistance emerging outside the political power structure.
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