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In North Carolina, 24 sheriff's offices or police departments have specific agreements that go beyond state requirements to aid ICE operations/arrests.
Full list of those counties and details here: nclocal.org/2025/11/06/l...
Full list of those counties and details here: nclocal.org/2025/11/06/l...
How does local law enforcement partner with federal immigration officials in NC?
A new North Carolina law, House Bill 318, took effect Oct. 1, requiring local police and sheriffs to cooperate more closely with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The law mandates loc...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In North Carolina, 24 sheriff's offices or police departments have specific agreements that go beyond state requirements to aid ICE operations/arrests.
Full list of those counties and details here: nclocal.org/2025/11/06/l...
Full list of those counties and details here: nclocal.org/2025/11/06/l...
Prior to this new law, there had been increased immigration enforcement across North Carolina.
According to the Deportation Data Project, ICE arrested 1,580 people in NC for immigration-related reasons from January to July 2025.
That's a 162% increase from the same period last year.
According to the Deportation Data Project, ICE arrested 1,580 people in NC for immigration-related reasons from January to July 2025.
That's a 162% increase from the same period last year.
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Prior to this new law, there had been increased immigration enforcement across North Carolina.
According to the Deportation Data Project, ICE arrested 1,580 people in NC for immigration-related reasons from January to July 2025.
That's a 162% increase from the same period last year.
According to the Deportation Data Project, ICE arrested 1,580 people in NC for immigration-related reasons from January to July 2025.
That's a 162% increase from the same period last year.
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A Short Hike with NC Local’s Lilly Knoepp
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November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🥾Come hike with NC Local!
📍Lake Powhatan Loop, Arden
🗓️Nov. 14, 10 a.m.
🎟️Free registration (coffee and donuts after the hike!)
👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/a-short-hi...
📍Lake Powhatan Loop, Arden
🗓️Nov. 14, 10 a.m.
🎟️Free registration (coffee and donuts after the hike!)
👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/a-short-hi...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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How do we define Western North Carolina? It is a question that seems like it should have an easy answer, but defining Western North Carolina is a challenge. For some, WNC is defined by county lines an...
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June 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Thanks for highlighting @enlacelatinonc.bsky.social's excellent work! They also have an translate into English feature at the top right of the website. It's what I use!
"It’s just this fear, right?,” says one student at Queens University of Charlotte. “You have school, you have everything going on, but then there’s this extra layer – ‘Okay, I have to keep safe … anything could happen.” queensnewsservice.org/2025/03/28/n...
Now what? Immigration and ICE safety on Charlotte college campuses
En Español por La Noticia College students have a lot to deal with – assignments, tests, grades, extracurricular activities and burgeoning friendships that will often last a lifetime. On top of this, ...
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April 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"It’s just this fear, right?,” says one student at Queens University of Charlotte. “You have school, you have everything going on, but then there’s this extra layer – ‘Okay, I have to keep safe … anything could happen.” queensnewsservice.org/2025/03/28/n...
@koriedean.bsky.social reports that NC State enrolled more than 3,700 international students during the 2023-24 academic year, most of whom were graduate students.
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Two NC State students leave the country after visas revoked by Trump administration
“In consultation with their home country embassies and private immigration attorneys, both students made the decision to depart the United States,” according to the university.
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April 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
@koriedean.bsky.social reports that NC State enrolled more than 3,700 international students during the 2023-24 academic year, most of whom were graduate students.
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In an Op Ed, student Philip Vasto says one of them was his roommate: www.technicianonline.com/opinion/lett...
Letter to the editor: The crackdown on student visas has reached NC State — and my roommate
Editor's Note: This letter to the editor references the termination of two NC State students' visas. You can read more on the terminations here.
www.technicianonline.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In an Op Ed, student Philip Vasto says one of them was his roommate: www.technicianonline.com/opinion/lett...