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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Border Patrol agents continue to make arrests in Charlotte, North Carolina, today. Charlotte is the latest city to experience a federal immigration crackdown. From member station WFAE, Nick Della Canal.
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Has arrested 81 people on Saturday, the first day of the operation, according to Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. Around Charlotte, agents were seen detaining people outside laundromats, auto shops, supermarkets, front yards, even a church. Outside an east Charlotte Walmart, construction worker Lopez Nunez says he fears for his undocumented wife and newborn. He's keeping them home.
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You really need to go outside. It's for an emergency. If you try to stay, just stay home and be safe and don't open the door for like for ice.
Nick Della Canal (1:01)
Charlotte Mir Villisle says agents are causing unnecessary fear. It's unclear how long the operation will last. For NPR News, I'm Nick Della Canal in Charlotte.
Dale Willman (1:09)
The FAA says air travel in the US Will be back to normal starting Monday morning. Thousands of flights were canceled because of the federal government shutdown, which caused a drop in air traffic controllers. But the announcement comes too late for some travelers, including Rick Caldwell of New Hampshire, who was trying to fly out of Boston today.
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When we first were coming to the airport, as we were literally driving here, we got a notice that our flight was delayed. It was initially going to be delayed a couple hours, but when it was just about all the way here, they canceled it.
Dale Willman (1:37)
Full flight schedules will resume starting at 6am Monday. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the country's largest aircraft carrier, has arrived in the Caribbean. As NPR's Lydia Calitri reports, the arrival comes as tensions with Venezuela grow.
Lydia Calitri (1:50)
The carrier is bringing more than 4,000 sailors and dozens of tactical aircraft to the northern Caribbean. They join around 15,000 service members that are already in the region. Rear Admiral Paul Lanzalotta says the deployment of the strike group is a step to protect our nation's security and prosperity against narco terrorism. A US Military official told NPR Saturday that the US Is gearing up for possible military action against Venezuela. It remains unclear, however, if President Trump plans to use military action against the country. In recent weeks, the US Military has conducted multiple strikes on boats in the region for allegedly carrying drugs trafficked from Venezuela. Lydia Calitri, NPR News, Washington.