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Charlotte’s sheriff, a former homicide detective and TV personality, has a history of taking on ICE
Garry McFadden, a charismatic and opinionated detective-turned-TV-personality, was elected sheriff of North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County years ago after promising that he’d limit the jail’s cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Masked and armed federal agents are leaving nearly a week after they began arresting people in Charlotte, according to the sheriff.
The CBP operation ended, but ICE will continue normal enforcement as Mecklenburg Sheriff McFadden pledges transparency and trust.
Charlotte Catholic trailed all game in Saturday’s 6A state championship match, but the Cougars forced OT with a late goal and won on PKs.
The mayor and sheriff said earlier in the day that the operation appeared to have concluded. But a homeland security spokeswoman said that the effort was “not ending anytime soon.”
With its Southeastern Conference slate complete, the Georgia Bulldogs (9-1) — fourth in the latest College Football Playoff rankings — host the Charlotte 49ers (1-9) at Sanford Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
When a city carries numbers like that, it shows up everywhere,” U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan said on X of Charlotte’s foreign-born population.
Hendrick Motorsports technical solutions division lands major government deal, delivering modified Chevrolet vehicles from 160,000-square-foot facility.