US EditionArrests now top 250 in immigration crackdown across North Carolina
Operation Charlotte's Web led to over 250 arrests targeting unauthorized immigrants and those with criminal records, causing community disruptions and protests, officials said.
- On Wednesday, November 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said federal agents arrested more than 250 people in a North Carolina crackdown centered on Charlotte as the operation continued.
- The operation is the latest phase of Republican President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation efforts, with DHS saying it targets "some of the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens" and officials pushing detention counts above 60,000.
- On Tuesday, the push expanded into areas around Raleigh, North Carolina, spreading fear in at least one immigrant-heavy suburb, while arrests around Charlotte doubled totals DHS announced earlier this week and officials offered few details.
- Arrests have produced a chilling effect, with school attendance dropping and small shops closing in immigrant neighborhoods, while customers left clothes behind after agents appeared at a laundromat on Sunday, David Rebolloso said.
- Around 250 federal border agents are set to arrive in New Orleans in the coming weeks for a crackdown starting Dec. 1, with Gregory Bovino leading the effort, amid support from Louisiana Republicans.
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Immigration crackdown in Charlotte is over, sheriff says
U.S. Border Patrol officers have wrapped up their immigration crackdown in Charlotte, N.C., less than a week after their arrival, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said. McFadden’s office said they were notified by federal officials that “Operation Charlotte’s Web” was completed after more than 250 arrests since Saturday, The Associated Press reported. The Hill has…
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