CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte volunteer monitoring federal immigration enforcement operations says a Border Patrol agent followed her to her home and pointed at her house, an incident that advocacy groups say represents an escalation in tactics aimed at discouraging civilian oversight.

Abigail Pepper, a volunteer with the Carolina Migrant Network, said the incident occurred Tuesday after she spotted several unmarked black vehicles pulling into a Hispanic supermarket in east Charlotte. She followed one vehicle that separated from the group, maintaining what she described as a safe distance for approximately 30 minutes.

The vehicle eventually turned into her neighborhood and onto her street, parking briefly in front of her home before the driver turned around in a cul-de-sac. With his wind

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