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ICE to send 50 more agents to Raleigh, immigrant rights group says

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Siembra NC says it expects ICE to increase its presence in the city even if they may not engage in the “racial profiling” seen during last month’s Border Patrol raids.
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Opinion: Has the campaign of fear against Latinos in NC awoken a sleeping giant?

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Brutal treatment and indiscriminate policing by federal law enforcement shown across social media has galvanized thousands of Latinos in NC and beyond. 
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‘A hornet’s nest of rebellion’: How Charlotte’s show of solidarity against Border Patrol ignited a grassroots defense

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When federal immigration agents swept into Charlotte, residents mobilized overnight with an intergenerational response that transformed fear into a remarkable grassroots defense effort.  
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Arrest details in NC rebut Border Patrol’s ‘worst of the worst’ claims

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The News and Observer reported on Tuesday that one of the young women arrested had no criminal record and fled violence in Honduras when she was a kid. 
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As Border Patrol arrives in Raleigh, advocates offer warnings and guidance

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Here’s a look at what we know about Border Patrol’s push into Raleigh, the effects of the raids so far, and some guidance on what you can and can’t do legally if you are confronted by federal agents or witness a raid in your community.
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ICE swept up 130 people in Charlotte this weekend, including landscapers and a church volunteer

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Rather than criminals, ICE and Border Patrol agents over the weekend rounded up people going about their days. Most had no serious criminal record, local officials say.