North Carolinians Sue Trump Immigration Officials Over Tactics

Officials in charge of immigration enforcement efforts during the Trump administration’s surge in North Carolina have relied on “dragnet tactics” ineffectively to the detriment of people in the state, a proposed class action said.

The complaint, filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, joins a chorus of accusations over the actions of the US Department of Homeland Security and the agencies it oversees in the White House’s pursuit of widespread deportation.

Armed, masked agents “have roamed the streets of Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh, and other areas in North Carolina, detaining and arresting people ...