Charlotte’s small businesscommunity is in turmoil after federal immigration agents launched a broad enforcement campaign that has left commercial corridors unusually quiet and many storefronts closed.
The high-profile initiative, dubbed Operation Charlotte’s Web, has drawn sharp criticism from local business owners and city leaders, who say the raids are disrupting day-to-day commerce and spreading fear throughout immigrant neighborhoods.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Newsweek on November 19 that by Tuesday evening, Border Patrol had arrested more than 250 people during the first four days of the operation…