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DHS 'Operation Charlotte's Web' Arrests 81 in Charlotte as Criticism Builds Over Name and Tactics

The branding prompted rebukes from E. B. White’s granddaughter, with North Carolina leaders denouncing the tactics.

Overview

  • Border Patrol officials said agents arrested 81 people in roughly five hours during a surge operation across Charlotte on Saturday.
  • DHS said the action targets criminal illegal aliens who it claims were drawn to North Carolina by sanctuary policies.
  • Martha White, E. B. White’s granddaughter and literary executor, condemned the use of the book’s title and criticized raids by masked agents in unmarked cars.
  • North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein alleged racial profiling by heavily armed agents driving unmarked vehicles in Charlotte.
  • Local reports described disruption including temporary business closures and an incident at a church where masked agents appeared and the pastor was detained.