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Chloe Courtney Bohl
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Reporter at @indyweek.bsky.social via Report for America
This is the third-consecutive day of pro-immigrant activism in Raleigh. Read my original dispatch from Monday's protest here: indyweek.com/news/wake/ra...
Raleigh Joins Nationwide Wave of Pro-Immigrant Protests
Pro-immigrant protests in Raleigh on Monday were intended to send a message: ICE is not welcome in North Carolina.
indyweek.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Barbara Duran, 17, tells me: "I'm here for my family. I come from immigrants. My grandparents immigrated here from Mexico, my father immigrated here from Mexico. So many people have been silenced. I'm here to speak out for them, I'm here to give them a voice and use my privilege for good."
June 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Protesters are draped in Mexican flags and carrying handmade signs: "ICE = Gestapo," "stop separating our families." They're playing music, chanting, and passing around water bottles and masks.
June 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“Never at any point in the last two years have I gotten any outreach from any of them about what I do,” Peeler says. “I think I’m doing the correct thing. I’m following the [Comprehensive Plan]. I’m pushing for things that Raleigh needs. And I’ve never gotten negative feedback.”
May 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Reposted by Chloe Courtney Bohl
But SACS, the school's accreditor, also has focused on the board charged with overseeing SAU.

As @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social & I report, internal complaints and lawsuits reveal deep disputes about how the board has managed the institution.
February 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM