NC Senate candidate says ICE Charlotte ops the result of ex-gov opponent repeatedly blunting cooperation

North Carolina Republican senatorial candidate Michael Whatley said in a Wednesday interview that the reason ICE has to deploy such force in Charlotte and the Triangle is because of his Democratic opponent’s repeated vetoes of bills that would have compelled local cooperation with DHS.ICE, along with Tarheel State-native Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, captured at least 120 illegal immigrants in Charlotte, with plans to shift to the state capital of Raleigh on Wednesday. Officials in Durham — part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill "Triangle" region — also reported ICE activity.Whatley,