US Border Patrol arrests 81 on first day of Charlotte immigration crackdown
By Brad Brooks
November 17, 20252:36 AM ESTUpdated 3 hours ago
Nov 16 (Reuters) - Federal agents arrested at least 81 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend, a senior commander said on Sunday, marking a sharp escalation in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
Gregory Bovino, the U.S. Border Patrol official who led immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles and Chicago before he arrived in Charlotte this week, said on social media early Sunday that agents made the North Carolina arrests within a roughly five-hour span on Saturday, their first day of operating in Charlotte. Many of those arrested had "significant criminal and immigration history," Bovino wrote.
Neither the Border Patrol nor Immigration and Customs Enforcement immediately responded to requests for comment on Sunday. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees those agencies, did not respond to a request for comment.
Mass deportation and strict enforcement of immigration laws have been a key part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda. Since Trump, a Republican, took office in January, federal immigration agents have carried out raids in largely Democratic-run cities, along with more conservative rural areas.
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By Brad Brooks
November 17, 20252:36 AM ESTUpdated 3 hours ago
Nov 16 (Reuters) - Federal agents arrested at least 81 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend, a senior commander said on Sunday, marking a sharp escalation in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
Gregory Bovino, the U.S. Border Patrol official who led immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles and Chicago before he arrived in Charlotte this week, said on social media early Sunday that agents made the North Carolina arrests within a roughly five-hour span on Saturday, their first day of operating in Charlotte. Many of those arrested had "significant criminal and immigration history," Bovino wrote.
Neither the Border Patrol nor Immigration and Customs Enforcement immediately responded to requests for comment on Sunday. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees those agencies, did not respond to a request for comment.
Mass deportation and strict enforcement of immigration laws have been a key part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda. Since Trump, a Republican, took office in January, federal immigration agents have carried out raids in largely Democratic-run cities, along with more conservative rural areas.
US Border Patrol arrests 81 on first day of Charlotte immigration crackdown
The arrests were made within a roughly five-hour span on the first day of operating in Charlotte.
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