Articles
-
1 week ago |
wfae.org | Julian Berger
Avelo Airlines — which operates an expanding base at Concord Regional Airport offering passenger flights — began an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month to assist with deportation efforts. Avelo Airlines told WFAE that the charter program to assist in deporting migrants is based in Mesa, Arizona, and will not affect the company's operations at Concord Regional Airport.
-
1 week ago |
wfae.org | Julian Berger
The family of a man arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in east Charlotte this month says he had lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades with no criminal record. Jose Martinez was driving his van to work earlier this month when ICE agents stopped him on Central Avenue in east Charlotte. The agents questioned and then detained him, along with three other co-workers. His daughter, 22-year-old Joanna Martinez, says her dad moved to the U.S. from Mexico nearly 30 years ago.
-
2 weeks ago |
wfae.org | Julian Berger
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained several people outside Charlotte’s immigration court on Wednesday and Thursday, after their pending immigration cases were dismissed, sources told WFAE. According to a witness, at least eight people were detained. An ICE spokesperson told WFAE that the Department of Homeland Security has recently moved to dismiss some immigration court proceedings.
-
2 weeks ago |
wfae.org | Julian Berger
Mecklenburg County Commissioner Susan-Rodriguez McDowell is speaking out against recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity around Charlotte. Her comments came during Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting. “Being an immigrant does not make someone suspect," Rodriguez-McDowell said.
-
2 weeks ago |
wfae.org | Julian Berger
A small group gathered today outside Concord City Hall to protest the recent presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city. The protesters called for the end of ICE detentions in Concord, which have been reported on social media since last Monday. ICE says it has been conducting a larger operation in areas including Charlotte, but has not given any details.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 797
- Tweets
- 4K
- DMs Open
- Yes
RT @BreakingNews: BREAKING: A new pope has been chosen as white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel chimney. https://t.co/Q1Bt7BdwMo
RT @kylegriffin1: Katherine Maher, NPR President and CEO: "We will vigorously defend our right to provide essential news, information and…
RT @CharlotteTalks: On Friday, we look back on a deadly shooting involving Charlotte law enforcement, the search is on for an open city cou…