News Wrap: Border Patrol agents make more arrests on 2nd day of Charlotte surge
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🗓️ 16 November 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening. I'm John Yang. It's been the second day of Operation Charlotte's Web. That's what the Department of Homeland Security is calling the surge of federal officers into Charlotte, North Carolina to crack down on illegal immigration. |
| 0:15.4 | Masked agents have made arrests outside businesses and on front yards of homes. One Honduran-born U.S. citizen was stopped twice yesterday. |
| 0:23.6 | They smashed his car window, forced him out of the vehicle, and threw him to the ground. |
| 0:28.6 | He was released only after he showed proof of his citizenship. |
| 0:31.6 | In a Charlotte enclave of immigrant residents, hundreds protested the administration's expansion of raids into another |
| 0:38.6 | city and state, both led by Democrats. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino said Saturday was a |
| 0:44.9 | record day with 81 arrests. Residents are bracing for more. The impact that's having on this |
| 0:51.3 | is that a lot of people are afraid to go outside. |
| 0:54.9 | It's terrifying to pretty much know that at any moment, a federal agent can just come out and abuse you just because of the way you look. |
| 1:01.5 | Meanwhile, the Pentagon is sending home hundreds of National Guard troops that President Trump had deployed to Portland and Chicago. |
| 1:08.6 | In Southern California, the forecast is for Maure rain today, but storms eased overnight, allowing |
| 1:14.1 | officials to lift mandatory evacuation orders. |
| 1:17.6 | Residents woke up to fallen trees and rising waters. |
| 1:20.5 | The risk of mudslides persists, and officials urge people to drive slowly and be aware of debris. |
| 1:26.8 | At least two deaths have been reported and one child |
| 1:29.5 | is still missing. The U.S. Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, |
| 1:35.9 | arrived in the Caribbean today, marking the largest buildup of U.S. firepower in the region |
| 1:41.1 | in generations. It comes just days after President Trump said he had sort of made up his mind about what he'll |
| 1:47.6 | do in Venezuela. |
| 1:49.0 | That raises questions about what's next in the region. |
| 1:51.9 | Mr. Trump and Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro are engaged in a war of words. |
| 1:58.0 | And since September, the U.S. military has struck 21 boats in international waters |
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