• More than 250 have been arrested in federal immigration crackdown across North Carolina

    More than 250 have been arrested in federal immigration crackdown across North Carolina

    Nov 20, 2025 03:56 PM EDT

    The crackdown in Charlotte has been met with pockets of resistance and protests. WATCH: How Charlotte is responding to Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in city About 100 people gathered outside a Home Depot store in Charlotte on Wednesday, where federal agents have been spotted multiple times since the surge ...

  • They thought they were in court for a routine immigration hearing, but walked into a deportation trap

    They thought they were in court for a routine immigration hearing, but walked into a deportation trap

    Nov 19, 2025 03:42 PM EDT

    ... Trump administration’s policies and personnel decisions. The list includes names, Facebook photos, salaries and campaign donations for what it calls “America’s most subversive immigration bureaucrats.” One target was Emmett Soper, a judge in northern Virginia who worked at EOIR headquarters during the Biden administration. “As soon as I ...

  • Catholic bishops push U.S. to end 'dehumanizing' immigration enforcement

    Catholic bishops push U.S. to end 'dehumanizing' immigration enforcement

    Nov 18, 2025 11:30 PM EDT

    Catholic bishops are speaking out against the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort and its treatment of immigrants in detention. In a special pastoral message, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote, “we pray for an end to the dehumanizing rhetoric and violence.” Amna Nawaz spoke with one of the bishops behind the message, Bishop Mark...

  • Raleigh mayor says federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action to state's capital city

    Raleigh mayor says federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action to state's capital city

    Nov 18, 2025 02:49 PM EDT

    ... back against efforts by the Republican-controlled state legislature to force him and a handful of sheriffs from other urban counties to accept U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers. Republicans ultimately overrode a veto by then-Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper late last year to enact the bill into law ...

  • How Charlotte is responding to Trump administration's immigration crackdown in city

    How Charlotte is responding to Trump administration's immigration crackdown in city

    Nov 17, 2025 11:45 PM EDT

    Charlotte is the latest city to be targeted by the Trump administration as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration. William Brangham discussed how local officials are responding to Border Patrol agents on the city’s streets with George Dunlap, a commissioner for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

  • With Trump's crackdown on immigration, public school enrollment across the U.S. is dwindling

    With Trump's crackdown on immigration, public school enrollment across the U.S. is dwindling

    Nov 17, 2025 03:39 PM EDT

    ... said a greater share of students leaving – roughly a quarter – are returning to their native countries. He attributes that partly to the presence of masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers walking the city's streets. "You can feel the fear in the air," he said. Educators worry students are missing ...

  • Border Patrol commander says immigration raids lead to dozens of arrests in North Carolina

    Border Patrol commander says immigration raids lead to dozens of arrests in North Carolina

    Nov 16, 2025 06:50 PM EDT

    A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes. The Trump administration has made the Democratic city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration ...

  • Chile votes in polarized election after campaign focused on immigration and crime

    Chile votes in polarized election after campaign focused on immigration and crime

    Nov 16, 2025 06:12 PM EDT

    Chileans voted for a new president and parliament on Sunday in a contest expected to favor the hard right as candidates play on popular fears over organized crime and immigration.

  • News Wrap: Federal agents begin making immigration arrests in North Carolina

    News Wrap: Federal agents begin making immigration arrests in North Carolina

    Nov 15, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Saturday, federal agents are making immigration arrests in Charlotte, North Carolina, air travel is rebounding as the FAA eases restrictions on commercial flights at 40 U.S. airports, more than 22 million Southern California residents are under a flood watch and heavy rains in Gaza are ...

  • Federal officials say immigration raids have begun in North Carolina

    Federal officials say immigration raids have begun in North Carolina

    Nov 15, 2025 08:17 PM EDT

    ... protests. President Donald Trump’s administration has defended federal enforcement operations in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago as necessary for fighting crime and enforcing immigration laws. But Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat with a Republican-majority legislature, said Friday that the “vast majority” of those detained in these operations ...