Federal agents have made more than 250 arrests in and around North Carolina’s largest city during a recent immigration enforcement operation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Nov. 19.
The operation, dubbed Operation Charlotte’s Web. is part of the Trump administration’s larger push to remove as many illegal immigrants as possible via voluntary and involuntary deportation.
“Sanctuary policies prevented nearly 1,400 detainers from being honored, putting criminal illegal aliens back on Charlotte’s streets,” DHS said on Nov. 15 when it announced the increased enforcement in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The agency said it was targeting criminal illegal immigrants who “flocked to the Tar Heel State because they knew sanctuary politicians would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets.” …