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Billy Ball Explains NC: 5 North Carolina men file ICE, Border Patrol lawsuit


Five North Carolina men say ICE and Border made illegal arrests during their immigration crackdown in 2025. Here’s what to know.

In a new lawsuit, five North Carolina men are accusing federal immigration police of making illegal arrests. Senior Newsletter Editor Billy Ball has the story.
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  • Billy Ball is Cardinal & Pine’s senior newsletter editor. He’s covered local, state, and national politics, government, education, criminal justice, the environment, and immigration in North Carolina for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary have earned state, regional, and national awards. He’s also the founder of The Living South, a journalism project about the most interesting people in the American South.

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