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fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

I loved Charlotte and never wanted to leave - but I'm so glad we moved to a lake town 40 minutes outside of the city

When I moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, to be with my boyfriend in 2018, I fell hard for city life. After growing up in a small town in Virginia where weekend plans meant driving an hour to DC, I loved having museums, comedy shows, bars, and restaurants just a short walk away. We lived between Uptown and South End, able to walk to work during the day and hit our favorite spots at night.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I lose my liberty in that moment': Charlotte shuts down as citizens and noncitizens alike face ICE arrests

Charlotte immigrant businesses and residents are organizing closures and protests to resist intensified ICE and border patrol raids and protect community members from arrests.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Charlotte's Web: What's happening with North Carolina immigration raids?

Federal agents swept into Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, escalating Trump's widening immigration crackdown and turning the city into the latest focal point for large-scale arrests in Democratic-led areas. Charlotte is a Democratic-leaning city of about 950,000 people and a financial services hub. Officers were seen outside churches, around apartment complexes, and along busy shopping corridors as the operation unfolded.
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