DHS says immigration agents 'surging' to Charlotte
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Federal agents are being deployed to Raleigh, North Carolina, to begin illegal immigration enforcement operations starting on Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security will be deploying U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to the city,
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Mayor says federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh
Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday
Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh, the mayor said, while Customs and Border Protection agents continue operating in Charlotte.
The agency said 44 of those people, who are suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, had criminal records, which The Post couldn’t immediately verify.
In a statement, the government also trumpeted the creation of a new Alamo City-based task force dubbed HSTF-South Texas.
The Trump administration is planning to dispatch Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams.
Under President Trump, an agency intended to keep Americans safe has diverted resources from combating child abuse, trafficking and terrorism.
The arrest comes as some D.C. residents have expressed mounting frustration with city officials over the level of police cooperation with immigration officials.