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Immigrants accounted for nearly 43% of Mecklenburg County’s population growth between 2019 and 2024, according to a new report released Friday. -
A 6-year-old Charlotte first grader and her mother were deported to Venezuela after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained them at a routine check-in. -
Immigration judges at Charlotte’s immigration court ordered more than 18,000 removals from January through August, more than twice the number ordered during the same period in 2024. -
Federal Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans is expected to expire Tuesday, which would place thousands in the Charlotte area under threat of deportation. -
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed three denaturalization lawsuits in western North Carolina, joining more than 100 suits across the nation. -
The U.S. Forest Service said it has no additional information about the June ICE operation in the Pisgah National Forest. -
The Hispanic Federation, a national Hispanic advocacy group, held a daylong hearing Wednesday in Charlotte to document the effects of federal immigration enforcement in North Carolina. -
Latino students and English learners in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools made academic gains last school year despite heightened federal immigration enforcement. -
We recap the results of the South Carolina Senate primary runoff between Rep. Ralph Norman and U.S. Sen. Darline Graham. The winner will run in the November general election against Democrat Annie Andrews. Then, we'll discuss the impact deportations are having on the economy and how that money could be spent instead. -
Federal immigration arrests in Charlotte have more than doubled so far this year compared with the same period in 2025, according to newly released data.
