Federal immigration enforcement sweeps Charlotte months after Ukrainian refugee killing shocked nation

Federal agents launched a large migration crackdown successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected Saturday.

U.S. Border Patrol agents were seen making arrests crossed the metropolis of much than 900,000 residents, the Associated Press reported.

The cognition is portion of a national propulsion to guarantee "Americans are harmless and nationalist information threats are removed," according to Department of Homeland Security Assistant Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Tricia McLaughlin. 

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This representation taken from video provided by Rheba Hamilton shows U.S. Border Patrol agents leaving a gait aft approaching 2 men hanging lights successful Charlotte, N.C. connected Saturday, Nov 15, 2025.   (Rheba Hamilton via AP)

"Americans should beryllium capable to unrecorded without fearfulness of convulsive transgression amerciable aliens hurting them, their families, oregon their neighbors," McLaughlin said successful a statement. 

However, immoderate section leaders swiftly condemned the raids. 

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, on with Mecklenburg County Commissioner Mark Jerrell and Charlotte-Mecklenburg schoolhouse committee subordinate Stephanie Sneed, said successful a associated connection the actions are "causing unnecessary fearfulness and uncertainty."

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A motion successful Spanish that reads astatine top: "Know Your Rights" is displayed extracurricular of a edifice store front, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, successful Charlotte, N.C.  (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

"We privation radical successful Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to cognize we basal with each residents who simply privation to spell astir their lives," said the statement.

The cognition comes months aft the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, aboard a Charlotte light-rail train.

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DHS adjunct caput for nationalist affairs Tricia McLaughlin (dhs.gov)

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It besides follows akin migration enforcement raids precocious conducted successful California, Illinois, Oregon and New York.

DHS and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.