Charlotte activists met the immigration crackdown with ‘bless your heart’ resistance

ICE and CBP’s North Carolina operation faced an early-warning system run by thousands of volunteers

“The operation is not over and it is not ending anytime soon.”

The message from the Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin went out to Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday afternoon, in response to an announcement by Sheriff Garry McFadden that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was done with its immigration enforcement sweep.

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