"Federal authorities expanded their mass immigration sweeps to Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina, on Tuesday, local officials said, after a weekend where more than 100 people were arrested in Charlotte. It is the city of Raleigh's understanding that the border patrol and ICE are already in Raleigh, said the mayor, Janet Cowell, to local media, though she added city authorities did not know how many agents would be involved in the surge."
"She said local police won't participate in immigration arrests. We are committed to protecting our residents and following the law, she said in a statement quoted by the Associated Press. The Democrat governor of the state, Josh Stein, a critic of the operations, posted on social media that his office was aware of the reports of the impending Raleigh operations. To the people of Raleigh, he wrote, if you see something wrong, record it and report it to local law enforcement."
"Stein also criticized the Department of Homeland Security operation in Charlotte. Stop targeting people simply going about their lives because of the color of their skin, as you are doing in Charlotte. Charlotte was the most recent target for immigration authorities who have launched high-profile operations in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Chicago. DHS reported its agents made more than 130 arrests over the weekend in what the department dubbed Charlotte's Web, and claimed it arrested 44 of the the worst of the worst."
Federal authorities expanded mass immigration sweeps to Raleigh, North Carolina, after more than 100 arrests in Charlotte over the weekend. The mayor of Raleigh said Border Patrol and ICE were already in the city and that local police will not participate in immigration arrests. The governor urged residents to record and report suspicious activity and criticized DHS operations for targeting people based on skin color. DHS said agents made over 130 arrests in Charlotte in an operation called Charlotte's Web, claiming 44 were the "worst of the worst." Violent arrest scenes circulated on social media. A Davidson County judge in Tennessee blocked the governor's deployment of the state National Guard.
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