The new immigration sweep in Charlotte, North Carolina, is called “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” And a descendant of the “Charlotte’s Web” author is not happy.
Martha White, granddaughter of author E.B. White is speaking out, stating this goes against what her grandfather stood for, per Politico.
“He believed in the rule of law and due process,” Martha White said in a statement. “He certainly didn’t believe in masked men, in unmarked cars, raiding people’s homes and workplaces without IDs or summons.”
White, who is also her grandfather’s literary executor, added, “He didn’t condone fearmongering.”
“Charlotte’s Web,” published it 1952, tells the story of a spider name Charlotte who devoted her life on the farm to securing the freedom of Wilbur, the pig.
According to DHS, the Charlotte operation’s mission is to “target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to the Tar Heel State because they knew sanctuary politicians would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets.”
In a video post on X, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein criticized the operation.
“In Charlotte, we’ve seen masked, heavily armed agents in paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling and picking up random people in parking lots, and off of our sidewalks,” Stein said.
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This is not the first time the Trump administration has used catchy names mass deportation efforts.
For instance, the administration named its holding facilities Alligator Alcatraz in Florida, Speedway Slammer in Indiana and Cornhusker Clink in Nebraska.
As the operation in Charlotte started, Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official quoted from “Charlotte’s Web” in a post on X, writing, “We take to the breeze, we go as we please.”
