Border Patrol operation in Charlotte nets 370 arrests, impacts schools and businesses
Nov 23, 2025·Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

A weeklong Border Patrol operation in Charlotte in mid-November 2025 resulted in 370 arrests of undocumented immigrants through street patrols and vehicle document checks. The operation caused significant disruption: school attendance dropped 20% among public school children, and businesses closed during the enforcement period. Following the operation's conclusion on November 20, the immigrant community held protests. Most of those arrested are expected to be deported. Border Patrol agents subsequently deployed to target New Orleans.
Timeline
Sources
- Border Patrol left Charlotte. The damage stayed behind
NPR·Dec 10, 2025·archived copy
www-s4.npr.org·Dec 10, 2025·archived copy
KPBS·Dec 10, 2025·archived copy
- ninertimes.com
- Border Patrol arrests in Charlotte top 250, officials say
WFAE·Nov 19, 2025·archived copy
- Over 250 arrests reported in Charlotte days after Border Patrol operation begins
WBTV·Nov 19, 2025·archived copy
- Border patrol agents may have arrested as many as 400 in Charlotte
qnotescarolinas.com·Dec 5, 2025·archived copy
- Operation Charlotte’s Web: DHS Arrests Worst of the Worst in Weekend Enforcement Operations | Homeland Security
- www-s1.npr.org
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