ICE Processing Center; Defense Hub Grows
North Carolina is expanding efforts to attract aerospace and defense manufacturers as state leaders work to strengthen the state’s growing defense industry. The program also covers a new agreement with ICE to establish an immigration processing center in North Carolina. Theresa Opeka of Carolina Journal joins the show to discuss Chatham County’s decision to terminate its $400 million incentive agreement with VinFast following the automaker’s changing investment plans. Plus, a new Fox News poll shows former Gov. Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley in the U.S. Senate race, while the Senate Leadership Fund announces a major investment to boost Whatley’s campaign.