CHARLOTTE, N.C. — First Ward Park in Uptown was the scene of a large protest in the afternoon Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, against Customs and Border Protection's planned operation in Charlotte , which got underway in the morning.

A large group gathered at the park around 2 p.m., with speakers railing against the operations they said stoked fear within the city's community of immigrants. Those in attendance carried signs echoing these sentiments, both in English and in Spanish.

Asha Patel, a community organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, shared her frustrations with WCNC Charlotte.

"We're here to say that we will not tolerate this, and we demand Border Patrol leave our city immediately, she said.

She also said agents were forced out of their last operation in Chicago beca

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