Stein asks for answers about Border Patrol in letter to DHS secretary

CHARLOTTE — Gov. Josh Stein asked Friday in a letter that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security give more information about “Charlotte’s Web,” the Border Patrol operation in the state’s largest city.

“State and local officials have been left guessing about what may happen next despite the critical role our law enforcement agencies play in ensuring that residents stay safe, protests remain peaceful and communities are not driven to panic amid uncertainty and fear,” the governor wrote in his two-and-a-half page letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

Among Stein’s questions: Where have people arrested been held? What policies are in place for areas where children are, like playgrounds and schools? And how long is the operation expected to last?…

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