• Day 1 of Immigration Enforcement in The Triangle
  • Agents Target Shopping Centers in Durham
  • Op-Ed: Activate the State Militia in Response to CBP
  • Compare Foods Offers Free Grocery Delivery
Credit: Cornell Watson for The Assembly

Good morning, readers.

At least a dozen people were detained across the Triangle yesterday by Border Patrol agents. It was the fourth day of immigration enforcement operations in our state, with no clear end in sight.

The panic kept kids out of school and shuttered businesses as agents were spotted In Durham, Cary, Raleigh, and Garner. It also mobilized residents. About 500 people took to the streets in Raleigh to protest the Trump administration’s terror campaign against immigrants. About 700 signed up to help monitor the streets and report sightings of agents, according to Siembra NC, which is organizing volunteers around the state. 

INDY reporters likewise fanned out across the area to understand what is happening and talk to those affected. Here’s what we learned in Durham and Wake counties. 

We’ll keep following the story and bringing you updates. In the meantime, here’s some advice Durham city council member Javiera Caballero gave at a press conference last night for those who want to get involved.

“If you are out here and you’re listening and you’re like, ‘What can I do?’ You can look up the trainings that Siembra is offering and others are offering. You can donate to organizations like Siembra, like Carolina Migrant Network in Charlotte, Justice Matters, Church World Service, World Relief, your local food pantry. Your neighbors are going to need you in these next few days, people, Thanksgiving is next week. There are lots of neighbors who are not going to want to go to their grocery store. They’re not going to want to send their kids to school, and rightfully so, they are terrified.”

—Sarah W.

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Credit: Photo by Lena Geller

On Alert

INDY’s Lena Geller captured scenes of panic and community solidarity as federal immigration agents arrived in Durham.

Credit: Illustration by Nicole Pajor Moore

A Call to Action

After federal agents swept up his client in Durham, an immigration attorney advocates for invoking a state law to mobilize a civilian militia to protect each other.

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