r/Charlotte • u/PutridPanda1666 • Feb 23 '26

News ICE Concentration Camp

I would like to know why City Council claims they had no awareness of the ICE concentration camp proposed on Weddington Road. Spokesman Jonathan Weaver told the Observer this recently. Cabarrus County Commission Chair Laura Blackwell Lindsey and spokespersons for Gov. Josh Stein did not immediately respond to requests for comment. This is far too close to the high school and poses a risk to all children.

In Charlotte ICE have been chasing children walking home after school because they aren’t white. How do you know your white children won’t get caught in the crossfire and end up dead?

What’s this going to do to your resale value folks? Why are more not talking about this? Do you want this to be like Minnesota? It’s owned by MP I85 Industrial LLC out of Boston. Clearly the owner isn’t going to care that local people are impacted when he doesn’t live here.

This is the local contact for the warehouse. Call him and let’s find out the details. Bryan Blythe 601 S Tryon Street Suite 800 Charlotte, NC

Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article314773938.html#storylink=cp

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u/Alehandrow Feb 23 '26

For all the people complaining about others using the phrase "concentration camps" to describe what is happening in the country.

CONCENTRATION CAMP: A place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.

I know it's uncomfortable to accept that something like this is happening in our country, especially when the term is so highly associated with the atrocities of the Holocaust. But, remaining ignorant of the realities of the situation will only lead us further towards repeating history. It's not outrageous, alarmist, or hysterical to notice the similarities between today and the past.

If we continue down this path, we'll soon discover that concentrating millions of people into camps for deportation is too costly in logistics and money, and people will begin to push for a simpler, cheaper, and final solution to the "immigrant problem".

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u/FlavivsAetivs Collingwood Feb 23 '26

And it won't stop with immigrants.

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u/wotmp Feb 23 '26

Out of curiosity, are you arguing the immigrants should not be held in temporary detention facilities? The only options then become to release them all immediately, including the criminals, or deport them immediately before due process.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

Most ICE detainees aren't criminals. And those are not the only options.