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Organizing director for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network Jorge Torres, center, marches alongside protestors outside of a Home Depot, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

RALEIGH, N.C. – Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during a North Carolina immigration crackdown centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city , the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.

The operation that began over the weekend is the latest phase of Republican President Donald Trump's aggressive mass deportation efforts that have sent the military and immigration agents into Democratic-run cities — from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Immigration officials have blanketed the

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