NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

North Carolina Republican senatorial candidate Michael Whatley said in a Wednesday interview that the reason ICE has to deploy such force in Charlotte and the Triangle is because of his Democratic opponent’s repeated vetoes of bills that would have compelled local cooperation with DHS.

ICE, along with Tarheel State-native Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, captured at least 120 illegal immigrants in Charlotte, with plans to shift to the state capital of Raleigh on Wednesday. Officials in Durham — part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill “Triangle” region — also reported ICE activity.

Whatley, a Watauga native and former Republican National Committee chairman, blamed Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper for what he called a breakdown in local l

See Full Page