Overview
- Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell said Border Patrol agents would operate in the capital as soon as Tuesday, with no details on scope or timeline and no involvement from the city’s police department.
- DHS said agents arrested more than 130 people in Charlotte in the first phase of “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” noting records among those detained that include gang membership, aggravated assault and shoplifting.
- Residents and witnesses reported forceful tactics, including agents breaking a car window to detain U.S. citizen Willy Aceituno before releasing him; DHS said he refused lawful commands during the encounter.
- Charlotte officials and community members cited immediate disruptions, with shuttered businesses, a canceled church service and roughly 20,935 students absent from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Monday.
- City leaders said they received little advance notice and lack information on detainee locations, while federal officials characterized the deployment as temporary and, according to ABC News, expect to redeploy about 200 agents to New Orleans by Friday.