Immigration

CMPD, Mayor Vi Lyles and Sheriff Garry McFadden have all said CBP agents left Charlotte, but DHS insists the “Charlotte’s Web” operation is ongoing.

Hundreds of people demonstrated in downtown Durham Friday night in opposition of this week's immigration enforcement operations across North Carolina.

18-year-old Fernando Vazquez was working his commercial landscaping job on the morning of Nov. 18, 2025, in Cary when Border Patrol agents stopped, arrested, and eventually released him.

Hispanic business owners - from restaurants and stores to hair salons - say they’re seeing very few customers because people are scared of immigration enforcement agents.

For the rest of this week, volunteers will welcome students at school and act as lookouts should immigration agents show up. Many parents are keeping their children home out of precaution.

As Border Patrol agents descend on Charlotte — and are reportedly active in Wake County and Durham too — the state's top Republican leaders are supportive of the immigration enforcement action.

Customs and Border Patrol agents arrived in Charlotte over the weekend. Democrats in the N.C. General Assembly blasted their actions during a Monday press conference.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reportedly shifting resources from Chicago to Charlotte for a new immigration enforcement operation expected to start this month.

The Charlotte-based nonprofit Camino Research Institute says a statewide survey of Latino resident health hasn't been published since 2003.

North Carolina Congressman Brad Knott says Congress will take action if changes to Medicaid threaten rural hospitals. He addressed the issue, as well as legislation he's pushing for on guns and immigration, during a telephone town hall this week.