Immigration enforcement incidents in North Carolina

60 documented incidents in North Carolina in the Human Impact Project database. View all on the interactive map.

• Grandmother, special-needs teacher detained by ICE despite dismissed deportation case

  Aug 11, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Lyft driver detained by ICE after criminal charge dismissed, separated from family

  Aug 8, 2026 · Wake County, NC

• Pastor paralyzed after ICE denies food, water, medication in North Carolina detention

  Aug 4, 2026 · Cary, NC

• 13 detained at Wilson Creek checkpoint during ICE enforcement operation in national forest

  Jul 28, 2026 · Morganton, NC

• Legal resident Argenis Torres detained by ICE in Wilson Creek raid

  Jul 26, 2026 · Caldwell County, NC

• Durham man dies from leukemia in ICE custody after being denied medical care

  Jul 24, 2026 · Durham, NC

• Man with TPS detained by ICE at supermarket, family seeks answers

  Jul 14, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Man arrested by ICE in supermarket parking lot in Charlotte

  Jul 13, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Brazilian man arrested after car chase in North Carolina, accused of leading terrorist organizations

  Jun 15, 2026 · Mooresville, NC

• Man detained by ICE while traveling to work in North Carolina

  May 13 · North Carolina

• ICE arrests three men in Asheville street operation

  May 1, 2026 · Asheville, NC

• Man arrested after 78 pounds of methamphetamine seized in traffic stop

  Apr 29, 2026 · Concord, NC

• ICE arrests in North Carolina more than double under Trump

  Apr 28, 2026 · NC

• Romanian woman convicted of child sexual abuse faces deportation proceedings

  Apr 17, 2026 · High Point, NC

• Judge orders DHS to return 20-year-old with special legal status deported to Honduras

  Apr 10, 2026 · Raleigh, NC

• Durham family of four detained at asylum appointment, deported to Honduras within 48 hours

  Apr 11, 2026 · Durham, NC

• Two Durham elementary school students deported to Honduras with parents

  Apr 9, 2026 · Durham, NC

• ICE detains man outside health office while wife seeks prenatal care

  Apr 4, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• North Carolina activist Suzy Gerónimo detained by ICE

  Apr 2, 2026 · Raleigh, NC

• Venezuelan pediatrician in ICE custody in Raleigh

  Mar 31, 2026 · Raleigh, NC

• ICE lodges detainer for Venezuelan national facing felony charges in Charlotte.

  Mar 30, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• SIJS recipient deported to Honduras despite attorneys, federal judge orders return

  Mar 18, 2026 · Raleigh, NC

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

  Mar 2, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• U.S. citizen landscaper tackled without warrant, joins federal class-action lawsuit in North Carolina

  Feb 28, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• U.S. citizen's truck window smashed by ICE agents, detained and released bleeding, files $1.25M lawsuit

  Feb 27, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• ICE detains man during traffic stop in Charlotte

  Feb 26, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• ICE arrests four at Mecklenburg County Courthouse as lawyers intervene

  Feb 25, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• Five Individuals Sue DHS Over Warrantless North Carolina Arrests

  Feb 24, 2026 · North Carolina

• U visa holder arrested without warrant during North Carolina immigration enforcement sweep

  Feb 24, 2026 · NC

• DACA beneficiary deported to Mexico, separated from newborn premature infant

  Feb 3, 2026 · North Carolina

• Azerbaijani gay couple detained by ICE, choose self-deportation over separation

  Jan 30, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

• ICE agents stop U.S. citizens in North Carolina, escalate when recorded

  Jan 7, 2026 · North Carolina

• Two brothers arrested without warrant, citizenship not questioned

  Jan 2026 · NC

• Woman detained by ICE in Raleigh released after month in Georgia facility

  Dec 23, 2025 · Raleigh, NC

• Federal judge orders ICE bond hearing for detained asylum seeker

  Dec 22, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• NC father detained by ICE during asylum check-in, hospitalized, set for release

  Dec 12, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• ICE Detained Critically Ill Man En Route to Medical Treatment

  Dec 4, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• U.S. citizen teen handcuffed, abandoned in woods by immigration agents in Cary raid

  Nov 24, 2025 · Cary, NC

• Border Patrol operation in Charlotte nets 370 arrests, impacts schools and businesses

  Nov 23, 2025 · Charlotte, North Carolina

• ICE agents planned to 'smash' into Charlotte man documenting arrests

  Nov 21, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• 18-year-old U.S. citizen detained by Border Patrol during NC workplace enforcement sweep

  Nov 20, 2025 · NC

• Nine detained in Triangle immigration sweep by U.S. Border Patrol

  Nov 19, 2025 · Raleigh, NC

• Honduran homeowner detained in Triangle immigration sweep, family unaware of whereabouts

  Nov 19, 2025 · Raleigh, NC

• Woman detained at Raleigh-area HVAC work site

  Nov 19, 2025 · Raleigh, NC

• Federal agents arrest man documenting immigration enforcement in Charlotte

  Nov 19, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• Border Patrol agents question workers on resident's lawn in Charlotte

  Nov 18, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• Border Patrol breaks car window, arrests two U.S. citizens in Charlotte

  Nov 18, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• Border Patrol arrests Raleigh woman despite minimal criminal history

  Nov 18, 2025 · Raleigh, NC

• Immigration agents detain Raleigh contractor while wife is 8 months pregnant

  Nov 18, 2025 · Cary, NC

• Charlotte man says Border Patrol agents injured him during traffic stop

  Nov 17, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• CMS bus driver arrested protesting at Charlotte ICE office

  Nov 16, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• Charlotte man arrested by Border Patrol while documenting agents

  Nov 16, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• 130 people detained in Charlotte immigration crackdown, community protests federal operation

  Nov 15, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• Border Patrol agents detain man at east Charlotte church during raid

  Nov 15, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• NC family braces for different Christmas after man self-deports

  Oct 13, 2025 · Rolesville, NC

• Man detained by ICE outside Asheville courthouse without prior notification

  Aug 21, 2025 · Asheville, NC

• ICE agents detain 18-year-old U.S. citizen in North Carolina

  Apr 17, 2025 · North Carolina, NC

• Man arrested by ICE after dropping off pregnant wife at health clinic

  Mar 9, 2025 · Charlotte, NC

• Raleigh Man Arrested for Impersonating Federal Agent, Threatening Deportation

  Jan 26, 2025 · Raleigh, NC

• Armed criminals posing as ICE agents assault Mexican immigrant family in Greensboro home invasion

  Jan 20, 2025 · Greensboro, NC