U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents fanned out across Charlotte on Saturday, making arrests along Charlotte’s immigrant-heavy Central Avenue and South Boulevard corridors. The arrests preceded a protest Saturday afternoon in uptown, where hundreds condemned the crackdown and the deployment of federal immigration agents.

On Sunday morning, CBP Commander Greg Bovino said in a social media post that agents had arrested 81 people so far, “many” of whom have criminal histories. He said the agency will release more information about people who were arrested on social media.

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    The best time to organize your community is before the occupiers show up. The second best time is during the occupation itself.

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    On Sunday morning, CBP Commander Greg Bovino said in a social media post that agents had arrested 81 people so far, “many” of whom have criminal histories.

    So they are admitting they lied when they said they are only going after criminals?

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    They can threaten to shoot people for grabbing water, food clothes after hurricane Katrina but if I say shoot these masked heavily armed human trafficker, I’m being violent. They start a lootin we start a shooting. You start kidnapping we a start jar jar Binks.

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    why are people not marching or rioting or committing acts of civil disobedience

    still the same outside as yesterday and still waiting for the world to be tired of this shit too

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      If there were hundreds of people marching to dismantle the ICE office I would join them. I’m not going out there by myself.

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      If you’re in the USA: why aren’t you? If you’re not in the USA: we don’t want the National guard to be sent in

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      Too many distractions from reality sadly as well as the “If it doesn’t affect me then why should I care” mindsets. I’ve got friends who would also fit into the demographics to be harassed but fall into these mindsets. I will continue to protests as they happen locally as many more people should. It seems to have pushed the local DA to be on our side publicly against ICE abuses if they do deploy here