CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - OurBridge for Kids, a local non-profit in east Charlotte that provides afterschool programs for children, will be closed until further notice due to the ongoing immigration operation in the city and surrounding areas.

Officials with OurBridge for Kids posted on Instagram on Monday, Nov. 17, and said in part, “Yes, ICE/CBP was at our east sites this morning. Until further notice, our after-school programs will be closed.”

According to the OurBridge for Kids website, they say “they offer services to refugee and immigrant children and their families with the goal of helping them adjust and thrive.”

Border Patrol agents were seen in Charlotte over the past few days as part of their immigration operation “ Charlotte’s Web .”

During the first two days of the oper

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