Details tucked inside a lawsuit accusing federal immigration agents of attacking or arresting U.S. citizens and a visa holder in North Carolina without warrants or probable cause offer a look at the scope of the raids’ economic impact.
Manuel “Manolo” Betancur — a well-known businessman and activist in Charlotte — owns Manolo’s Bakery, which became a central gathering spot for peaceful protest during the November immigration raids in Charlotte.
Betancur closed his shop Nov. 15 after watching federal agents jump out of cars and handcuff people on the street as he walked to his bakery that morning, fearful that “federal immigration agents might enter the bakery and place his Latino customers and staff in danger,” the lawsuit says…