Charlotte Bakery Owner Denies Entry to Former Border Patrol Commander
Manolo Betancur said the confrontation followed immigration enforcement tensions and that his bakery has lost up to $64,000 since the crackdown.
- On Sunday, Manolo Betancur denied former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino entry to Manolo's Bakery in Charlotte. The confrontation occurred outside the business, which became a focal point during last year's federal immigration crackdown.
- Led by Bovino, 'Operation Charlotte's Web' occurred last November, resulting in more than 370 arrests across North Carolina. The bakery temporarily closed during the operation, citing concerns for employees and customers.
- Betancur estimated his bakery lost between $50,000 and $64,000 in revenue during the crackdown. He described the recent encounter as "tense," as the two discussed immigration enforcement and its impact on local families.
- Bovino claimed on X he visited to argue that businesses "potentially hire and depend on" people in the country illegally "are flourishing." He doubled down, writing, "We gave them hell here in this place."
- Advocating for immigrant communities, Betancur argues the enforcement tactics brought "hate to our city." He continues managing his businesses while addressing financial strain from the operation.
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What both sides are saying after encounter between Charlotte bakery owner and former CBP commander
An east Charlotte bakery owner said he refused service to former Customs and Border Protection Cmdr. Greg Bovino after unexpectedly seeing him in his parking lot Sunday. Bovino, who led the immigration enforcement effort known as Operation Charlotte's Web, was back in the Queen City to record a podcast when the encounter happened at Manolo's Bakery.
Ex-Trump official barred from bakery in 'tense' confrontation with owner
On Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina, Manolo Betancur — owner of Manolo's Bakery, a prominent Latino business in the area — got into a heated debate with former U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, who was kicked out of the bakery. And According to the Charlotte Observer, Betancur refused to let him in. Observer reporters Mark Price and Mary Ramsey, "A Charlotte Latin bakery known for championing immigrant causes says staff members con…
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