Overview
- Raleigh’s mayor said Border Patrol agents are in the city with operations expected as soon as today, while agents remain active in Charlotte.
- DHS reported more than 130 arrests in Charlotte in the first two days and said at least 44 of those arrested had criminal records, without detailing convictions.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said roughly 20,935 students, about 15% of enrollment, were absent Monday as some businesses temporarily closed.
- Witness videos and local reports describe forceful encounters, including a smashed car window during a U.S. citizen’s detention and arrests at a grocery store and a church yard, which DHS officials dispute in part.
- North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and city leaders criticized the tactics as heavy-handed and racially targeted, while DHS defended the surge as necessary to remove public-safety threats.