MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — New numbers show ICE arrests and deportations are rising in Mecklenburg County, as well as across the state.
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According to reports from the Charlotte Observer, ICE agents arrested three times the number of people in the first half of this year compared to last year.
That’s also a steeper increase than the rest of the state.
According to the Observer, of those arrested, at least 60% have left or were deported.
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