Immigration and Customs Enforcement

As the federal government shutdown halts many services nationwide, immigration courts, including Charlotte’s that serves North and South Carolina, remain open.

A law passed this year by the North Carolina General Assembly requiring sheriffs to work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took effect Wednesday.

The number of law enforcement agencies in North Carolina that partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has grown sharply since President Trump returned to office in January.

A 20-year-old Honduran woman who has lived in the Charlotte area for more than a decade will soon be removed from the U.S.

New data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows that while arrests in North Carolina have surged since President Trump returned to office in January, the majority have occurred in jails, not in public.

As the Trump administration pushes for mass deportations and revokes temporary immigration status, some immigrants are wondering whether they should self-deport.

Members of North Carolina’s immigrant community are speaking out against Mecklenburg County state Rep. Carla Cunningham, who last week, during an override vote on House Bill 318, called for stricter immigration limits and said not all cultures are equal.

The North Carolina General Assembly is expected to vote on a veto override for two immigration bills this week. Gov. Josh Stein vetoed them last month.

Since a series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids began in Charlotte earlier this year, many undocumented immigrants have been afraid to leave their homes for basic errands, including laundry.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools principals are now required to take an immigration webinar. It clarifies what to do if ICE arrives at a school campus, and says ICE agents can enter school property.