Why don't undocumented people just become ... documented? Why do people immigrate illegally? In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take on America's broken immigration system, and ICE and Border Patrol's brutal policing of it.
Some pastors and NC churches say they're stepping up to protect local immigrants from ICE and Border Patrol raids.
David Cardenas was detained in Charlotte last week, but was hospitalized due to severe medical issues and blocked from seeing his family.
The arrests have included several people who were in the final stages of the process to gain legal status, the immigrant rights group says.
The Trump administration gave a break to farms after his immigration crackdown left them short on workers. Now other industries are asking for the same break from Trump immigration policies.
Cardinal & Pine's Michael McElroy says when people voted for Trump in 2024, they probably weren't envisioning the NC immigration raids we're seeing today.
Siembra NC says it expects ICE to increase its presence in the city even if they may not engage in the “racial profiling” seen during last month’s Border Patrol raids.
Amid the Trump administration’s immigration raids in Charlotte, the Save America Movement worked with Siembra NC to train community members who volunteered to help patrol neighborhoods in order to proactively alert immigrants whenever they saw federal agents present.
A Durham woman talks about her experience helping kids get to school during the ICE and Border Patrol crackdowns in NC.
Several NC and national immigrant rights groups held a protest outside a Charlotte Home Depot this week amid the surge of Border Patrol raids in the city.
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