Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Customs and Border patrol agents fanned out across the Triangle Tuesday, leading many businesses that serve or are run by immigrants to close or reduce staff.

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.

U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 130 people in a weekend sweep through North Carolina's largest city. That's according to a federal official who spoke Monday about Charlotte. The governor warned that the crackdown effort is simply "stoking fear."

Gov. Josh Stein called the legislation "unconstitutional" because it directs sheriffs to hold people for ICE 48 hours beyond when they'd otherwise be released.

Numbers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement made public by the Deportation Data Project offer insights into the Trump administration's crackdown.

Democrat Josh Stein made his decisions late Friday afternoon.

The Republican pieces of legislation Senate Bill 153 and House Bill 318 would force the state to be more deeply involved with the Trump Administration's deportation efforts.

The Republican-controlled General Assembly passed two pieces of immigration legislation. Democratic Governor Josh Stein has 10 days to sign or veto.

Republicans want a deeper relationship with ICE amid Trump administration's mass deportation push.

The three major research universities of North Carolina have all now announced that the U.S. government has terminated the visas of some of its international students.