Republican North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley blamed Democratic foe former Gov. Roy Cooper for recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Charlotte.

ICE arrested at least 120 illegal immigrants in Charlotte and planned to go to Raleigh on Wednesday.

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Whatley is running against Cooper for North Carolina’s Senate seat in 2026. He said Cooper’s governance of the state forced the federal government to intervene in immigration operations.

“If Roy Cooper had not vetoed legislation that would have force

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