81 arrests made in ‘record’ first day of Border Patrol operation in Charlotte, official says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Dozens of people were arrested by federal agents during the first weekend of Border Patrol’s “Charlotte’s Web” operation in North Carolina, according to a top-ranking official.

Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said that on Saturday, Nov. 15 — the first day that arrests were seen — 81 people were arrested in the Charlotte area.

Bovino said on social media that of those 81 people arrested, “many” had “significant criminal and immigration [histories].” Those arrests, he claimed, happen within about a five-hour timeframe…

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