Federal immigration brokers launch crackdown in Charlotte, DHS pronounces

Federal immigration brokers on Saturday started operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, the most recent goal of President Trump’s widening crackdown on unlawful immigration, the Division of Homeland Safety introduced.

DHS mentioned it formally launched an operation dubbed “Charlotte’s Net” to focus on immigrants residing within the Charlotte space illegally. CBS Information first reported final week that the Trump administration was making ready to deploy groups of Border Patrol brokers to Charlotte, together with outspoken Commander Gregory Bovino, who had led a weekslong, controversial crackdown within the Chicago space. 

“We’re surging DHS regulation enforcement to Charlotte to make sure People are secure and public security threats are eliminated,” DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin mentioned in an announcement. “There have been too many victims of felony unlawful aliens.”

Movies posted on social media on Saturday appeared to depict green-uniformed Border Patrol brokers finishing up arrests within the Charlotte area.

Scores of Border Patrol brokers are anticipated to take part within the Charlotte operation, which might contain armored automobiles and particular operations groups, in keeping with inside authorities paperwork obtained by CBS Information.

The Trump administration’s effort has already garnered sturdy criticism from Democratic officers in North Carolina, together with Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, who mentioned in an announcement alongside different native leaders that the operation was “inflicting pointless worry and uncertainty.”

After the operation in Charlotte, Border Patrol’s focus is predicted to shift to New Orleans, the place officers are planning to ship as many as 200 brokers to launch an operation dubbed the “Catahoula Crunch,” CBS Information reported Friday.