A daycare center east of downtown Durham went on lockdown late Tuesday morning when federal immigration agents were spotted in the parking lot.

Staff at All My Children Childcare on Angier Avenue locked the doors, put up signs saying agents could not enter, and called parents to tell them not to pick up their children.

Staff tried to shield the children from the disruption and fear that gripped Durham and other cities in the Triangle when U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived Tuesday and began apprehending people.

“We did not want them to be aware of what was going on outside,” said Elisha Muhammad, the childcare’s regional director. “It was very scary for not just me as a childcare provider, but for my staff that take care of these kids every day,” said Muhammad, who described the daycare’

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