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U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be turning their attention to Charlotte soon. With the transit sales tax approved, attention turns to appointing members of the new transit authority. And the trial in the 2019 murder of Scott Brooks in NoDa continues.

Charlotte’s immigration court, which serves North and South Carolina, is among the busiest in the country. To ensure work continues, those courts remain open during the government shutdown and dozens of new judges have been sworn in, some with little to no immigration law experience. This follows firings of previous judges by the Trump administration. We take a look at our immigration court and its trials in tribulations.

Among the concerns some parents have heading into the new school year is whether there will be an ICE presence at their child's school. That includes CMS, where community members have expressed concern — even though board members say ICE can't enter campus without a subpoena or warrant. Still, anxiety remains. We explore that and dive into some of the legal questions around this issue.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools added a new section on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to its law enforcement regulations earlier this month amid scrutiny of its approach to handling immigration enforcement.

The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.

A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire.

Flawed deportation 'checklist' targets Venezuelans using tattoos as one gang identifier. But experts say Tren de Aragua doesn't use tattoos for member identification.

With shifting immigration policy impacting communities across Charlotte, especially Hispanic and Latino residents, many at-risk students are wondering, what now?

Local police leaders have feared the erosion of public trust as a result of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. Many officials say they're seeing signs that's happening.