The President’s Immigration Crackdown Expands Its Reach

The Fox News Rundown

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3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

This weekend, border patrol agents converged on Charlotte, North Carolina, in an attempt to remove illegal immigrants from the city per President Trump's order. DHS is calling it "Operation Charlotte's Web." Local leaders have released statements opposing the Trump administration's actions in the city, and called for protests against the agents. Ron Vitiello, Senior Advisor to Customs and Border Protection, joins the Rundown to explain why this needed to happen in Charlotte to keep its citizens safe. Homeownership feels out of reach for millions of Americans as prices soar and the median first-time buyer age hits historic highs. Howard Husock, American Enterprise Institute senior fellow, joins the Rundown to explain what’s driving the crisis, whether ideas like 50-year mortgages or city-level reforms can help, and what it will take to make owning a home attainable again. Plus, commentary by Guy Benson, host of The Guy Benson Show on Fox News Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Greg Gerard.
0:01.0	I'm Sandra Smith.
0:02.2	I'm Charles Pan, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:08.4	Tuesday, November 18th, 2025.
0:12.2	I'm Dave Anthony.
0:13.5	There is a new illegal immigration crackdown putting federal agents on the streets of North
0:19.0	Carolina.
0:20.1	MS-13 has a strong presence in Charlotte, and so that is a place like the other cities we've been to
0:26.0	where, you know, the criminal element that are here in the country illegally are preying upon the public.
0:31.5	I'm Grinnell Scott. They say homeownership is a goal that is central to achieving the American dream.
0:37.8	But if you ask many Americans, that goal appears to be growing further and further out of reach.
0:43.4	How do we make that attainable once again?
0:45.8	Young adult households, 20 points below the national average in homeownership.
0:50.1	So that's shockingly poor.
0:52.2	Part of adulthood is becoming a homeowner in the American tradition, and that's being deferred.
0:58.3	And I'm Guy Benson.
0:59.4	I've got the final word on the Fox News Rundown.
1:06.5	It's called Operation Charlotte's Web, and it has Border Patrol agents going after illegal immigrants far from the border.
1:15.2	In North Carolina now, and Republican Congressman Greg Murphy tells Fox they are needed.
1:20.8	We had several members of Congress calling for the National Guard.
1:24.0	The fraternal order of the police have done the same thing.
1:26.7	You know, we want our citizens to be safe.
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