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A law enforcement source with knowledge of the operation said Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are leaving Charlotte. Agents have been in the city conducting sweeps since Saturday, and have arrested more than 250 people in "Operation Charlotte's Web." They have also targeted Raleigh and other cities.
Border Patrol in Charlotte
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Nick de la Canal/WFAEU.S. Customs and Border Protection arrests hundreds of people in Charlotte, pulling them from cars, chasing them down streets. Homeland Security and Republican lawmakers say it’s making us safer by removing criminals from our streets, yet we haven’t been informed of any of the charges against those they’ve detained. These arrests have spread elsewhere in the state. Details on the week of operations. -
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SNAP benefits are temporarily suspended. In North Carolina, about 1.4 million residents depend on SNAP assistance.
LOCAL NEWS
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For the rest of this week, volunteers will welcome students at school and act as lookouts should immigration agents show up. Many parents are keeping their children home out of precaution. -
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is forecasting a dip in travel demand this Thanksgiving holiday. The total number of travelers expected to use the airport during the travel rush next week is expected to be down 10%. Excluding those passengers switching planes at CLT, the number of local passengers is expected to be 2.5% lower than last year. The drop in holiday travel comes amidst economic uncertainty and high-profile delays and problems with air traffic control during the recent government shutdown.
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A new study is underway in Forsyth County to determine if drones carrying AEDs can save lives -
The Department of Homeland Security says the number of people arrested in Charlotte since Saturday is now more than 250. Border Patrol agents started sweeping the city five days ago, looking for people present in the country illegally. The Border Patrol has not responded to WFAE’s questions about the identities of those arrested, what they’re charged with or where they’ve been taken. -
Two men involved in separate incidents have been charged in federal court for allegedly using their vehicles to assault, resist, or impede federal officers conducting immigration enforcement operations in Charlotte. That’s according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson. -
A near-total abortion ban for South Carolina failed to advance after a majority of a committee’s Republican state senators declined to cast a vote. The State newspaper reports four Republican senators abstained on the final vote after several amendments to remove the bill’s most severe measures failed during a hearing Tuesday afternoon. The bill had very little support from state senators, and advocates from both sides of the abortion debate said its proposals went too far.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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CLT forecasts a big drop in Thanksgiving travel. Immigration raids shutter Charlotte businesses. Auditor finds delays with hurricane relief. And what are Republicans saying about the Border Patrol in North Carolina?
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