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U.S. Border Patrol agents have left Charlotte after a five-day operation, leaving behind a swirl of legal questions. In an interview with WFAE, the ACLU of North Carolina says agents repeatedly violated residents' constitutional protections and even broke the state’s new face-mask ban.
Julian Berger
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Border Patrol in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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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. -
Nick de la Canal/WFAEWhen the longest government shutdown in history ended, food assistance for 42 million Americans was restored. But the temporary and unnecessary suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may have long-lasting impacts — and there are new restrictions to those benefits. We look at SNAP, how it started, why it’s needed, who it serves and more.
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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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Massive project would push out some residents near uptown; DOT hopes elevated option will lessen impact. -
Centuries-old traditional music and dance will resonate through the Catawba Reservation in Rock Hill, Saturday, during the annual Yap Yè Iswà Festival. -
Charlotte’s immigrant community remains on high alert after federal agents have arrested more than 250 people in an operation that began over the weekend. The fear means businesses are seeing fewer customers as people stay home. Some have even closed temporarily. For more on the impact this crackdown is having on Charlotte’s business community, Ashley Fahey of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy. -
Nonprofits and community members across Charlotte have taken action to help neighbors affected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” WFAE has compiled this list of organizations you can support or volunteer with to help those in your community impacted by Border Patrol operations, links to their websites and a description of their needs. -
Around 200 people protested outside a Home Depot in east Charlotte Wednesday as U.S. Customs and Border Protection continues its immigration operation. -
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.
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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