CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeted arrests of 12 immigrants, including six who were previously released from jail in Charlotte.
ICE officials say that 12 people who were in the country illegally were arrested in targeted enforcement operations in Mecklenburg County. In total, 24 were arrested in North Carolina, including 12 in the Raleigh and Greensboro areas.
Officials say five of those were turned over to the U.S. Marshal’s Office and have been charged with a felony -- re-entry after deportation.
Six of the arrests were people in the U.S. illegally and had criminal records and then were released back into the community where they were “free to re-offend until their capture,” according to immigration officials.
The operation went from Sept. 21 to Sept. 25.