Over 130 people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally have been detained in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said on Monday (November 17, 2025), as President Donald Trump’s nationwide mass deportation campaign ramped up in the South.
Rob Brisley, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said that Border Patrol agents had arrested over 130 people on Saturday (November 15) and Sunday (November 16) in Charlotte during the first two days of the federal operation targeting undocumented migrants.
“We will not stop enforcing the laws of our nation until every criminal illegal alien is arrested and removed from our country,” Mr. Brisley said.
Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home
He did not give details on ongoing operations Monday (November 17). It was not clear when the operation in the southern city would end.
