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DHS Arrests Top 250 as ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Expands to Raleigh

Officials frame the surge as focused on offenders, with residents reporting disruption across schools and businesses.

A person is detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents on November 16, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Protesters pose for a photo as they hold signs amid the arrival of federal law enforcement, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Border Patrol agents target residents in Chicago’s southwest side on November 6, 2025.
People walk along the street where federal immigration agents arrested three people in an October incident, including one of three brothers doing construction in the area and another 70-year-old man, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in the Old Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Overview

  • Homeland Security says more than 250 people have been arrested since the weekend in a Border Patrol–led operation, with 44 detainees flagged for prior charges including aggravated assault and DUI.
  • Enforcement shifted beyond Charlotte into the Raleigh/Research Triangle on Tuesday, prompting protests and reports of business closures and a sharp drop in Charlotte-Mecklenburg school attendance.
  • Viral videos show forceful encounters, including agents smashing a truck window and detaining a Honduran-born U.S. citizen, while DHS asserts it does not conduct enforcement at schools.
  • Federal prosecutors charged Charlotte residents Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez and Cristobal Maltos in separate cases alleging they used vehicles to assault immigration officers during the sweep.
  • The surge aligns with similar actions in Los Angeles and Chicago, and the Associated Press reports agents are expected to deploy next to New Orleans for a planned two-month operation.