Border Patrol commander touts dozens of North Carolina arrests leaving residents 'overwhelmed'

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People protest against federal immigration enforcement Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes.

The Trump administration has made the Democratic city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement surge it says will combat crime, despite fierce objections from local leaders and down trending crime rates .

Gregory Bovino , who led hundreds of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on a similar operation in Chicago, took to social media to document som