U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents fanned out across Charlotte on Saturday, making arrests along Charlotte’s immigrant-heavy Central Avenue and South Boulevard corridors. The arrests preceded a protest Saturday afternoon in uptown, where hundreds condemned the crackdown and the deployment of federal immigration agents.
On Sunday morning, CBP Commander Greg Bovino said in a social media post that agents had arrested 81 people so far, “many” of whom have criminal histories. He said the agency will release more information about people who were arrested on social media.
If there were hundreds of people marching to dismantle the ICE office I would join them. I’m not going out there by myself.