Hundreds attend demonstration opposing ‘Charlotte’s Web’ ICE operation in North Carolina
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ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Hundreds attended an “ICE Out” demonstration in Pack Square Park.
The demonstration comes as Customs and Border Protection has started an operation in North Carolina called “Charlotte’s Web” in the Queen City.
The organizer of the event, Evan Branan, says the demonstration is to show that people are going to stand up against ICE like in Chicago and Los Angeles.
“We’re seeing that Trump is using ICE and border patrol to kind of go into communities and punish them punitively when they’re not toeing his line, and we’re saying the people are gonna stand up just like in Chicago and just like in LA for their immigrant communities,” Branan said.
So far, there have been no operations in western North Carolina.
“The people who are all into capturing immigrants and disappearing them have to know that we won’t accept it,” said Leslie Boyd, a participant in the demonstration.
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