CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Department of Homeland Security pledged to target "the worst of the worst" during Operation Charlotte's Web , but the case of Oscar Rene Rodriguez-Rodriguez counters the government's claim of just focusing on those terrorizing the community.
A WCNC Charlotte investigation found the landscaper, taken into custody Monday, not only appears to be non-violent, but also had government permission to work in the United States.
Agents detained Rodriguez on the third day of Operation Charlotte's Web at a work site on Kenilworth Avenue. A coworker's video shows agents questioning the man, but not sharing much about why they honed in on him.
Instead, the video shows them handcuffing him "temporarily" while they checked his information. At the time, agents only shared they were

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