Immigration rights and resources

Nonprofits and community members across Charlotte have taken action to help neighbors affected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” WFAE has compiled this list of organizations you can support or volunteer with to help those in your community impacted by Border Patrol operations, links to their websites and a description of their needs.

Las detenciones hasta el momento han sido impactantes por su carácter público, generando temor entre muchas familias inmigrantes y planteando numerosas preguntas sobre qué deben y no deben hacer las personas al encontrarse con agentes federales y qué derechos les amparan ante la ley.

Siembra NC, an immigrant worker organizing group, has developed a new app to create a historical record of DHS and ICE arrests in the Charlotte area.

Immigration attorneys Jamila Espinoza and Andres Lopez explain what rights Charlotte residents have as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents carry out a wave of public arrests across the city.

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that U.S. Border Patrol agents will be deployed to Charlotte as early as Saturday, Nov. 15.

State lawmakers are requiring closer collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.