Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools saw thousands more absences than usual every day last week, as federal border patrol swept through the city during “Operation Charlotte’s Web.”
Federal agents arrested more than 370 people in Charlotte between Nov. 15 and Nov. 20, the Department of Homeland Security reported Thursday. DHS has so far declined to provide many details, and would not release the names or information on most of the people arrested or taken.
Local officials announced Thursday that the Border Patrol operation had concluded, but U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin later said agents were not finished…