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The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s emergency request to pause the order, which required federal immigration agents to give warnings before deploying tear gas and other weapons. The order had also barred agents from arresting or dispersing journalists and required them to wear body cameras and clear identification.
Local officials and community leaders had urged residents to stay safe as they braced for increased immigration enforcement actions.
There were 19,471 Wake County students absent from class on Tuesday, according to data provided by the district.
The Trump administration's planned immigration enforcement crackdown in New Orleans could start as early as Dec. 1, Department of Homeland Security sources told CBS News.
Rob Brisley, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said agents arrested over 130 people during the first two days of the operation.
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DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major immigration sweep, AP sources say
Around 250 federal border agents are set to descend on New Orleans in the coming weeks for a two-month immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp Sweep” that aims to arrest roughly 5,000 people across southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi,
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) followed his dig at Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) with a warning for two Trump officials.
"The fact that a paper tells me you're now a citizen of this country doesn't take away from the fact that I look the way I look," Cristina Rojas told CBS News.
Ethnic businesses in Cary, North Carolina, close doors as Border Patrol vehicles are spotted, with one owner delivering groceries to customers afraid to leave their homes.
After immigration officials arrested more than 130 people, some churches report being half empty, an after-school program canceled activities and one U.S. citizen said he started carrying his passport.