Her Roof Was About to Be Fixed. Then Immigration Agents Showed Up.

Border Patrol agents have begun fanning out across immigrant enclaves in New Orleans. Their arrival in one suburb brought headaches for one resident.

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Federal Immigration Operation Starts in New Orleans

It is unclear how long the effort will last in Louisiana, where the Republican governor has welcomed the agents with open arms even as immigrant communities fear what might come.

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Lawsuit Challenging Border Patrol’s Use of Force in Chicago Area Is Dropped

The plaintiffs accused federal agents of “a pattern of extreme brutality.” Many agents have left the region, so lawyers said the suit was no longer needed.

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In North Carolina, the Border Patrol’s Presence Divides a Swing State

Images of federal agents chasing immigrants have rattled many. Others see evidence of an effective crackdown. It remains to be seen whether the operation might sway voters next year.

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New Orleans, a City of Service Workers, Braces for an Immigration Crackdown

Louisiana officials have been eager for a federal intervention, but planned Border Patrol operations have stoked fear in the city’s immigrant work force.

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Local Officials Say Border Patrol Has Ended Its Operation in Charlotte, N.C.

The operation, which led to more than 370 arrests, had put a purple state firmly at the center of one of the Trump administration’s most visible immigration strategies.

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As Border Patrol Floods North Carolina, Charlotte Asks, ‘Why Us?’

Federal officials say they have arrested more than 200 people in Charlotte, shaking a budding metropolis far from any border that has welcomed waves of immigrants for decades.

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Border Patrol Expands North Carolina Operations to More Liberal Cities

Agents were active in the Raleigh area on Tuesday, though the scope of the immigration crackdown in the state’s Research Triangle region was not immediately clear.

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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hits a Battleground State

The Charlotte raids pose a new political test of a top Trump priority.

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U.S. Border Patrol Arrested 81 People in Charlotte, N.C.

Federal Border Patrol agents hit the streets again on Sunday, their second day in a city home to a growing population of immigrants. It remains unclear how long they will stay.

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