US EditionImmigration agents will launch an operation in Charlotte this weekend, sheriff says
Local groups prepare mutual aid networks as the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement targeting North Carolina's largest city, home to about 425,000 undocumented immigrants.
- Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden announced U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel are expected in Charlotte, North Carolina as soon as Saturday or early next week, but operational details remain undisclosed and his office hasn’t been asked to assist.
- Driving the news: On Nov. 10, reports said agents could be redeployed from Chicago to Charlotte and New Orleans amid the Trump administration’s push for federal intervention in Democratic-led cities.
- CharlotteEAST organized a call that drew nearly 500 participants focused on building a mutual-aid network, with JD Mazuera Arias and Greg Asciutto emphasizing information and resource sharing.
- Panic has spread through Charlotte’s immigrant community, prompting outreach efforts, while Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office said they have not been contacted by Border Patrol.
- Approximately 425,000 undocumented immigrants in North Carolina in 2023 make up roughly 4% of the population, and three Republican state lawmakers last week asked Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the National Guard to Charlotte, but Stein declined.
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Federal Immigration Operation Expected in Charlotte, NC: Sheriff
The Trump administration’s next federal immigration enforcement operation could start as early as Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina, a local sheriff announced Thursday. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden was contacted by two federal officials confirming that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel would arrive in the Charlotte area as early as Saturday or the beginning of next week, he said in a statement Thursday to media.…
Sheriff: Federal Operation in Charlotte Is Imminent
A North Carolina sheriff said Thursday that US Customs and Border Protection personnel are expected in Charlotte as soon as Saturday to start an immigration enforcement operation. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said in a statement that two federal officials had confirmed that plan to him. His office declined to...
The Billings Gazette
Next Trump crackdown will target Charlotte, NC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The next city bracing for the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is Charlotte, North Carolina, which could see an influx of federal agents as early as this weekend, a county sheriff said Thursday.
Cherokee Tribune Ledger News
The Center SquareImmigration enforcement expected in Charlotte
(The Center Square) – Immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city could begin this weekend, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden says.
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