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12 hours ago |
wfae.org | Julian Berger
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released new information Wednesday — days after an arrest stirred concern from school officials, and said a second person was arrested Monday near an east Charlotte school. In a statement to WFAE, ICE said they arrested Adrian Ojeda-Calvillo, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. The agency says they found Ojeda-Calvillo on a sidewalk near his residence and took him into custody.
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14 hours ago |
wfae.org | Julian Berger
Latin pop star Shakira opened her worldwide stadium tour Tuesday evening at Bank of America Stadium, with more than 50,000 people in attendance. To kick off the tour, 50 accomplished Latina women living across North Carolina escorted Shakira onto the stage.
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1 day ago |
wfae.org | Julian Berger
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a man Monday just before he could drop his child off at an east Charlotte school. It happened at about 8:20 a.m. at the intersection of Albemarle Road and Jenkins Drive. Witnesses said the man was taking a child to school at Charlotte East Language Academy when he was stopped by agents. The school is about a half-mile from where the man was taken into custody. Marilyn Gomez, the school’s PTA president, saw the arrest as she was dropping her child off.
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3 days ago |
wunc.org | Julian Berger
As the Russian war against Ukraine grinds on and many refugees are anxious about losing their immigration status, a group of Ukrainian immigrants gathers every Saturday in Mint Hill to pray — finding peace in the language, religion and traditions of an old country transplanted into a new setting. "We have a prayer meeting in a neutral territory, like a park, a very good place," Pastor Basily Rudnitsky said. "We pray about our country of origin, Ukraine.
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6 days ago |
wfae.org | Julian Berger
Bishop Michael Martin of the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte says he is 'thrilled' that Leo XIV was chosen Thursday as the next pope. Born and raised in Chicago, Leo XIV, from North America. Bishop Martin says he met with Leo in April at the Vatican and believes he will be a worthy successor after Pope Francis’ death. “He was talking about big issues and important things and still just had a certain calm about him,” Bishop Martin said.
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