After a difficult year, visitor data shows that tourism has been looking up this fall.

Las detenciones hasta el momento han sido impactantes por su carácter público, generando temor entre muchas familias inmigrantes y planteando numerosas preguntas sobre qué deben y no deben hacer las personas al encontrarse con agentes federales y qué derechos les amparan ante la ley.

US Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday that the number of people arrested over the past three days in Charlotte has passed 200. Agents have been rounding up people accused of being in the country illegally. Operation Charlotte’s Web, as the Department of Homeland Security is calling the enforcement push, started on Saturday and has involved arrests at workplaces, supermarkets and shops in heavily immigrant areas.

After the rushed passage of a law that could funnel more people into the involuntary commitment process, House lawmakers hear concerns from doctors and hospital leaders.

Home sales were anemic in Charlotte last month. Amidst ongoing economic uncertainty and the government shutdown, sales fell more than 3% last month compared to September. But the average price still rose almost 5%, to more than $511,000.Compared to October in the prior year, sales were up less than 1% last month.

Global logistics company Maersk is adding 520 Charlotte jobs to its local office. Gov. Stein said Tuesday that Maersk will establish its North American headquarters in Charlotte.

As part of a sweeping immigration crackdown in Charlotte this week, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Nicaraguan man who had been working as a car mechanic in east Charlotte. Records reviewed by WFAE didn't show any criminal history for the man — consistent with Border Patrol statistics that show a majority of those taken into custody did not.

The Department of Homeland Security says 44 of the more than 130 people detained since Saturday in Charlotte are "criminal illegal aliens." That's only about 32% of those apprehended.

As Border Patrol agents descend on Charlotte — and are reportedly active in Wake County and Durham too — the state's top Republican leaders are supportive of the immigration enforcement action.

Customs and Border Patrol agents arrived in Charlotte over the weekend. Democrats in the N.C. General Assembly blasted their actions during a Monday press conference.

Tensions flared again Monday night in Union County as Union County Public School teachers continue to call on local leaders to make good on a $2,000 raise that was proposed earlier this year.

A planned protest at East Mecklenburg High School fizzled out on Monday after a principal warned family members that students could face disciplinary actions if they failed to follow CMS guidelines. The planned protest comes amidst Border Patrol arrests in Charlotte, and reported plans for more walkouts this week.