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Family of Charlotte’s Web author hits out at name being used in immigration raids

Protesters gather at First Ward Park for the ‘No Border Patrol In Charlotte’ rally before marching through uptown on November 15, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina - (Getty Images)

The Trump administration has controversially named its new immigration sweep in North Carolina's largest city 'Operation Charlotte’s Web'. However, E.B. White’s granddaughter, whose grandfather authored the classic 1952 children's tale, stated the wave of arrests goes against what he and his beloved book stood for.

“He believed in the rule of law and due process,” Martha White said in a statement. "He certainly didn’t believe in masked men, in unmarked cars, raiding people’s homes and workplaces without IDs or summons.”

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