Overview
- Federal officials said teams from CBP, Border Patrol and ICE began arrests across multiple Charlotte corridors, with DHS citing removal of public safety threats.
- Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and other local officials criticized the effort as causing unnecessary fear, and CMPD stated it is not participating in federal immigration enforcement.
- Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said he received limited advance notice from federal contacts about incoming Customs personnel.
- Eyewitness accounts included a Honduran-born U.S. citizen who reported agents broke his car window, detained him and released him after he proved his citizenship.
- Community groups reported closures of businesses in east Charlotte, organized know-your-rights efforts and protests, and sources told ABC News the operation is being referred to as “Charlotte’s Web.”