A Black Former Consular Officer Chronicled Alleged Mistreatment by U.S. Border Officers. After Her Blog Post Went Viral, She Raised Thousands for Durham Organizations.
During the six months she worked in Juárez, Spears says she was harassed at least 25 times by CBP officers. She didn’t feel safe sharing her experiences publicly until she returned to Durham and the last of her belongings were moved out of Mexico.
As Election Day Looms, José Chicas Feels Like He’s in Limbo
Chicas has been living in sanctuary in Durham since 2017. After more than one thousand days of isolation, he says his chance of returning home to his family in Raleigh is riding on Election Day.
ICE Threatens Immigrant in Sanctuary in Chapel Hill With $314,000 Fine
The agency has sent out other so-called notices of intention to fine, all of which, a spokesman says, went to “persons ordered removed who’ve failed to depart and instead fled to a designated sensitive location.”
ICE Arrested Two Brothers at a Raleigh Produce Company. Local Immigrants Are Worried About What’s Next.
“The tension all day was terrible. I am an activist in my community, but I had never lived through something like this in person.”
Two Years After Seeking Sanctuary in a Durham Church, Jose Chicas Feels Anxious and Abandoned
“Me and my husband are Christians. Then we have this situation and look to other Christians for help. But the Christians say they don’t want to help me because they support President Trump.”
Will Governor Cooper Veto the NCGA’s Attempt to Force Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE?
Republicans want to crack down. Roy Cooper can stop them.
Donald Trump Thinks the Rules Were Made for Everyone Else
The bad news: He thinks he can do what he wants. The good news: He’s very bad at doing stuff.
More Immigration and Customs Enforcement Coverage
Is the NCGA’s “Sanctuary Sheriffs” Bill About Public Safety, or Just Politics?
Taken on its own merits, experts say, the bill is a legal mess. Perhaps its real purpose was to make Governor Cooper veto it.
Letters: Raleigh as a “Freaking Sonic Game Zone”
And other things are readers told us this week
“Solidarity in This Time of Crisis”: Raleigh Protesters Denounce White Supremacy After Attack on New Zealand Mosques
“We are against racism, we are against Islamophobia, we are against anti-Semitism, and we are against occupation abroad.”
Letters: Black-Designed Board Games Make Some People Really Mad
“Sod off with that nonsense,” and other things our readers told us this week
The Great American Stress Test: Can Our Institutions Keep Trump in Check?
This will be the defining battle of the next six months—and maybe the next six decades.
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