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"As CNN reported, 'People throughout Charlotte were seen Monday using many of the tactics employed in Chicago—including watching for raids, blowing warning whistles and carrying signs advising people of their rights.' Some businesses closed their doors to prevent CBP from targeting customers and employees;"
~ Jennifer Rubin
#Trump #Charlotte #ICE #immigrants #MaskedThugs #solidarity #resistance
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"'one laundromat owner took to locking the doors 'while customers are inside in an attempt to keep them safe.'
Most impressively, tens of thousands of students stayed out of class to register their objections to the federal invasion. ...
Just as immigration dragnets and racial profiling in Los Angeles emptied workplaces, Charlotte’s construction sites were soon deserted."
#Trump #Charlotte #ICE #immigrants #MaskedThugs #solidarity #resistance
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"Wherever Trump attacks the lifeblood of cities—hardworking immigrants—economic chaos and deprivation follow.
If Trump’s vicious assault on Charlotte and other North Carolina cities was meant to intimidate locals or alienate them from migrant neighbors, his operation backfired spectacularly. Charlotte coalesced around immigrants and vigorously protested the lawless regime. The cameras again captured rogue agents abusing their power."
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