North Carolina raids have students falling behind, educators warn

Border Patrol raids in North Carolina aren’t just sweeping up adults; they’re emptying classrooms and threatening school funding as the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement push continues.

The so-called “Operation Charlotte’s Web” is now in its sixth day, and schools in and around Charlotte and Raleigh reported more than 45,000 absences on Tuesday alone, as raids rattle communities and families fear sending their children to school.