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Two Charlotte mothers held at gunpoint by Border Patrol, file $3 million damages claim

Mar 2, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

Two Charlotte mothers held at gunpoint by Border Patrol, file $3 million damages claim

Tatyana Reisini and Kristen Roos, two Charlotte mothers, were chased by federal Border Patrol agents on November 17, 2025, while driving to the Southern Christmas Show. Agents surrounded their vehicle in a parking lot, pursued them into a residential neighborhood, and cornered them in a driveway where an agent pointed an assault rifle at Reisini's face and smashed the car windows with the gun, scattering glass onto her. Roos was 10 days post-surgery at the time. Both women were zip-tied and falsely imprisoned at an FBI office for approximately four hours. They were initially charged with assaulting federal officers, but the U.S. Attorney's Office voluntarily dismissed the charges on March 2, 2026. Video of the incident recorded by a neighbor received nearly 9 million views on social media. Through the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the women filed a Federal Tort Claims Act notice against U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Department of Homeland Security, seeking $3 million in damages and attorneys' fees.

Timeline

Mar 2, 2026U.S. Attorney's Office voluntarily dismissed assault charges against both women
Nov 17, 2025Tatyana Reisini and Kristen Roos chased by Border Patrol agents while driving to Christmas show, cornered in residential driveway, held at gunpoint, car windows smashed, and zip-tied
Nov 17, 2025Both women falsely imprisoned at FBI office for approximately four hours and charged with assaulting federal officers
Nov 17, 2025Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed Federal Tort Claims Act notice seeking $3 million in damages from DHS, ICE, and CBP
Nov 1, 2025Video of incident recorded by neighbor received more than 9 million views on social media

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