RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Hundreds of people marched from Moore Square to the State Capitol in downtown Raleigh to protest what they saw happening in Charlotte .

"I personally think that the far overreach of the federal government sending these ICE officers into our cities and causing this great stock of fear mongering is action enough for us, the people, to take a stand and let the government know that this is not OK," said Jorge Rodriguez from Raleigh.

It all came a day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched Operation Charlotte's Web , which resulted in more than 80 arrests . In a statement, DHS said the operation was targeting "the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens."

The group Siembra NC, which monitors Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in N

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