Two Durham Elementary Students and Their Parents Were Detained and Deported In the Span of Three Days
Immigrant rights’ advocates and local elected officials are condemning the family’s removal earlier this week.
Public Details About a Reported ICE Office in Cary Are Scarce, But That’s Not Stopping Residents from Pushing Back
A WIRED report that ICE is leasing office space near Koka Booth Amphitheatre for a growing force of immigration agents and lawyers has prompted community opposition.
Why Alamance County’s Pro-Trump Sheriff Iced Out ICE
Terry Johnson abruptly ended his agreement to hold immigrant detainees just before Trump’s crackdown in N.C.
Durham Residents Protest ICE, U.S. Actions Following Deadly Shooting in Minneapolis
Hundreds of protesters flooded CCB Plaza and marched through downtown following the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good by an ICE agent.
DPS Board Updates Law Enforcement Policy, With Few Changes
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education approved a policy outlining law enforcement access to schools and student information, but it doesn’t change much in practice.
ICE and CBP: Similar Mission, Different M.O.
There’s a reason Customs and Border Protection, not just ICE, was deployed in North Carolina. And it says a lot about how the Trump administration is looking at immigration enforcement.
Triangle Leaders Highlight Business Impacts of Federal Immigration Raids
Many businesses and work sites in North Carolina’s largest metros went quiet last week; business leaders, elected officials, and industry advocates are calling for immigration reform at the federal level.
More Immigration Coverage
‘They Basically Just Kidnapped Me’: US Citizen Taken by Border Patrol in Cary
This article originally published online at NC Newsline. The first thing they asked Fernando Vazquez was “Where are you from?” When two unmarked SUVs full of Border Patrol agents arrived Tuesday at the Cary construction site where Vazquez, 18, is employed, the only thing he could think of was to call his dad, another worker…
K-12 Absences Spike as Federal Immigration Agents Arrive in the Triangle
An ESL class in Durham had six students present Tuesday and a Spanish-language immersion school in Knightdale saw a third of students absent as thousands of kids stayed home from school across the Triangle.
A Day of Fear and Community Support as Federal Immigration Agents Detain People in Durham
How many people were detained in Durham on Tuesday is unclear. Local officials and organizers say hundreds of volunteers mobilized to intervene.
“A Horrific Moment in Our Nation”: Day 1 of Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions in Wake County
More than a dozen people were detained by federal immigration agents across the Triangle on Tuesday. Meanwhile, hundreds gathered to protest, organize, and volunteer.
“They’re Just Kind Of Grabbing People”: Fear Grips Durham As Federal Agents Arrive
Federal agents detained at least three people as volunteers mobilized to track the agents through Durham.
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