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Dozens reportedly arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, amid immigration crackdown

woman wearing black hat and ski mask holds sign saying 'get ICE out of charlotte'
Protesters gather at First Ward Park for the 'No Border Patrol In Charlotte' rally against ICE raids and border patrol activity in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A top border patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported a surge of encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes.

The Trump administration has made the Democratic-led city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement crackdown it says will combat crime, despite fierce objections from local leaders and the fact that crime rates in the city are steadily declining.

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