00:00...Uptown today protesting Charlotte's Border Patrol activity.
00:03Our Michael Warwick continues our live team coverage at First Ward Park.
00:07Now Michael, what was the overall message from protesters today?
00:12Anger, really, on what they consider to be a dark day,
00:15hoping to find encouragement in each other and the power of protest.
00:27Filling out the Uptown streetscape,
00:29hundreds of people shouted down U.S. Customs and Border Protection Saturday.
00:33It's heartbreaking to see so many injustices taking place,
00:38and I just want to make things right and fight for those who can.
00:43As they marched, Border Patrol agents were already across town,
00:48appearing to detain or arrest people.
00:50It's really sad, really sad.
00:53They're everywhere, like in the lows.
00:55Anywhere where Hispanics are, they're going.
00:58It's really sad.
01:00Zachary Bodenhammer insisted on bringing American flags to this protest with his fiancée.
01:05Angered by what they saw online, this was a way to push back.
01:09I work at a restaurant.
01:11I had a guy come pick up an order today,
01:13and he had Google Translate on his phone.
01:16He handed it to me and said,
01:17this is a dark day for us Latinos.
01:20He was a Latino man, and I didn't know what to say except that we're going to try and work
01:26against it.
01:26Organizers called the demonstration an emergency protest in response to the Department of Homeland Security,
01:31saying it's surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte.
01:35The federal agency says its intent is to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed.
01:41And Anna Alexander doesn't like the way it's being done.
01:45We have no guarantee that there aren't actual bad actors out there just kidnapping people.
01:50There have to be rules to the way that this works.
01:53And I seriously believe that immigration is a civil issue.
01:57It's not criminal.
01:58So this doesn't make any sense to me.
01:59And I'm here to put my voice forward and say that this has to stop.
02:02As CMPD blocked roads, protesters peacefully returned to First Ward Park,
02:07letting out anger against something Charlotte isn't used to seeing.
02:11This is the American, like, calling right here.
02:15We are here to protest, to hear our voices and give our voices out.
02:19That's what democracy is all about.
02:23Today's protest was organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
02:27It did not appear there were any incidents or arrests.
02:30We're live in Uptown Charlotte.
02:31Michael Warrick, WBTV, on your side.
02:34Thank you.
02:35We have reached out to CPB to ask how many arrests were made so far in Charlotte
02:40and what, if any, charges have been filed.
02:42While they did not answer those questions, they tell us their operation is to, quote,
02:46ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed.
