Illegal Immigrants Worried After Charlotte-Area Roundup, Deportations

POSTED: 5:04 pm EDT August 8, 2007
UPDATED: 6:19 pm EDT August 8, 2007

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Immigration and Customs agents raided several Charlotte-area apartment complexes last week, resulting in 74 arrests and, subsequently, 74 deportations.

The roundup has many illegal immigrants on edge.

"These are hard-working people that only want to work," said Angela Feliciano after dozens of her neighbors were arrested. "A lot of us are scared. Many neighbors are afraid to leave their homes; they say, 'They're not going to catch me.'"

Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory has a different opinion of the situation.

“We need to deal with them immediately and deport them,â€