Overview
- Federal officials said North Carolina failed to honor nearly 1,400 immigration detainer requests and pointed to "too many victims of criminal illegal aliens."
- News agencies reported multiple arrests in Charlotte on Saturday, while DHS withheld figures on the number of officers deployed and people detained.
- Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and city council members told residents to seek help from support services and said local police are not participating in the federal operation.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg police data show violent crime down about 20% through August, a trend local leaders cite in disputing the federal rationale.
- Local reporting described stop-and-question tactics, including an incident involving a car window being smashed, raising civil-liberties concerns.