Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Dozens of people gathered outside the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte on Friday to protest the potential opening of three ICE detention centers in North Carolina.

A new report from the Brookings Institution estimates that increased immigration enforcement in the Charlotte area cost the region nearly 10,000 jobs in the first half of 2025.

New data from Charlotte’s immigration court shows deportation orders are rising sharply this year.

North Carolina education officials say they may put an asterisk next to this year’s high school graduation rate if it decreases due to immigration enforcement.

A Cuban man who had been living in Charlotte died last week while in federal immigration custody at a detention center in Georgia.

A sharp rise in immigration enforcement arrests across North Carolina has left many families scrambling financially and turning to online fundraisers to try to bring loved ones home.

A new bill filed Tuesday in the North Carolina House would expand protections for immigrant students in public schools.

The UNC Charlotte Center for Migration and Diaspora Studies hosted a two-day conference in uptown Charlotte focused on migration and the local impacts of federal immigration enforcement.

Nearly half of all people detained by federal immigration agents during "Operation Charlotte's Web" last November had no criminal record, according to new data obtained by the Deportation Data Project.

Dozens of residents spoke out at a Concord City Council meeting Thursday night against a possible immigration detention center in the area.