Charlotte ‘under siege’ as Border Patrol agents descend on city

Published November 18, 2025 6:00am ET



The nation’s eyes are on Charlotte, North Carolina, where Border Patrol agents assigned to the border have descended in the latest citywide crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Federal law enforcement agents from the Department of Homeland Security arrived in the southern city over the weekend following a six-week sprint arresting illegal immigrants across Chicago.

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