Federal agents make 130 arrests in 48 hours as immigration crackdown puts Charlotte on edge

Source: ABC News

Federal agents fanned out across North Carolina's largest city over the weekend, detaining more than 130 people in the first 48 hours of its immigration crackdown that has prompted protests and resistance from local leaders.

Greg Bovino, commander-at-large spearheading the crackdown for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), vowed in a social media post on Sunday that his agents would "hit Charlotte like a storm."

On Monday, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told ABC News that those arrested in Charlotte over the weekend by CBP and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) allegedly "have all broken the immigration laws of our country."

"Criminal records of those arrested include known gang membership, aggravated assault, possession of a dangerous weapon, felony larceny, simple assault, hit and run, possession of stolen goods, shoplifting, DUI, DWI, and illegal re-entry after prior deportation, a felony," a DHS spokesperson said. "We will not stop enforcing the laws of our nation until every criminal illegal alien is arrested and removed from our country."

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