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Three months after an immigration enforcement crackdown in Charlotte left much of the city shaken, it’s still difficult to get clear answers about what federal law enforcement agents did. -
The Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church released a public statement on Wednesday calling for more humane immigration policies. -
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is pressing the Department of Homeland Security for answers on the U.S. Border Patrol’s Charlotte operation last November. -
Hundreds of people gathered Friday outside the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte to protest recent actions by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis. -
New Census Bureau estimates show net international migration to the U.S. fell in 2025, and North Carolina saw a similar decline. -
A Charlotte man has been indicted on a federal felony charge for allegedly assaulting officers during immigration enforcement operations in November 2025. -
ICE says a man charged in a deadly hit-and-run was released from the Mecklenburg County jail before agents filed a detainer. However, local officials say he was held for over a week and ICE was notified. -
Immigration enforcement is typically a federal responsibility, but in recent years, sheriffs have increasingly been pushed to cooperate with ICE, turning immigration into a major issue in sheriff races across North Carolina. -
A federal judge in Charlotte ruled that immigration officials violated a man’s due process rights when they detained him and ordered that he be given a bond hearing. -
The Latin American Coalition hosted a community conversation Thursday night in honor of International Migrants Day.
