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E.B. White’s Granddaughter Condemns DHS’s ‘Operation Charlotte’s Web’ as Charlotte Arrests Mount

The author’s heir objects to the book’s title being used for a federal immigration sweep that officials describe as a targeted crackdown on criminal offenders.

U.S. Border Patrol Commander at large Gregory Bovino, right, looks on as a detainee sits by a car, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
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A Department of Homeland Security Investigations Officer searches for two people who fled the scene after being stopped while selling flowers on the side of the road Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Overview

  • DHS said more than 130 migrants were arrested over two days in Charlotte after the weekend launch of “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” including 81 detained in about five hours on Saturday, according to Border Patrol.
  • Martha White, E.B. White’s granddaughter and literary executor, criticized the branding and said masked, unmarked raids run counter to her grandfather’s beliefs in the rule of law and due process.
  • Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino defended the surge and quoted Charlotte’s Web on X, saying agents go where the mission calls as part of the national enforcement campaign.
  • North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and local leaders accused agents of racial profiling and paramilitary tactics, and several businesses temporarily closed out of fear, including a longtime Colombian bakery.
  • The naming choice renewed scrutiny of DHS’s branding of operations, echoing objections in Chicago to “Operation Midway Blitz,” which invoked the late Katie Abraham over her family’s protests.