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Good's brothers ask Congress for change after her shooting by ICE agent

The two brothers of Renee Good testified Tuesday afternoon at a hearing in Washington, D.C., as part of a congressional forum on the use of force by federal agents.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: The ICE Apocalypse

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol's immigration crackdown in North Carolina

The Trump administration's deployment of Border Patrol agents in North Carolina prompted a range of claims about the operation, some of which are misleading.

Paul Specht and Will Doran, PolitiFact reporters

Fact check: Do some North Carolina jails 'refuse' to give inmates to immigration officials?

"There's about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte's jails that they refuse to turn over to ICE law enforcement," Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs for the Department of Homeland Security, said in an interview.

Fact check: Does the US pay Home Depot to arrest immigrants in its parking lot?

On social media, some are speculating that the Trump administration's plan for widescale deportations includes a formal arrangement with Home Depot.

Charlotte-based attorney on immigration operations in NC: 'It's been a scary time for the community'

Mary Lynn Tedesco, the founding attorney of Tedesco Legal PC in Charlotte, spoke with WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter Heidi Kirk about federal immigration operations throughout the state. Tedesco has worked with immigrants since 2010.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Operation Charlotte's Web

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

How North Carolina fits into federal immigration enforcement

WRAL anchors Dan Haggerty and Ashley Rowe explain what federal immigration enforcement means for the Triangle and North Carolina as a whole.

UNC immigration law professor on Charlotte ICE raids: 'I have a number of concerns' on scale & scope

Eisha Jain is an immigration law professor at the UNC School of Law. She shared her concerns about more than 130 arrests during "Operation Charlotte's Web."

Fact check: White House says ICE officers have 'federal immunity'

Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents they are legally protected from prosecution and local officials cannot arrest them.

Fact-checking Trump's '60 Minutes' interview on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE

The nearly 90-minute interview came a year after he successfully sued CBS' parent company over its editing of a Kamala Harris interview, netting a $16 million settlement.

Daughter with stage 4 cancer advocates for father's release from ICE

Attorneys for a father detained by agents and facing deportation were in court Thursday in Chicago, Illinois seeking his release as his teen daughter continues to fight cancer.

ICE issues arrest detainer for man accused of deadly hit and run crash in Durham

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed an arrest detainer for Werner Orosco-Clemente, also known as Wilmer Fuentes Meija. He is accused of fatally hitting a 61-year-old Durham man while driving under the influence.

WRAL Staff

Family of Durham man says he was detained by ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Mohamed Shama during an immigration meeting on Oct. 9. He is now facing deportation back to Egypt.

Durham man detained by ICE after visa overstay, facing deportation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Mohamed Shama during an immigration meeting on Oct. 9. He is now facing deportation back to Egypt.

'No Kings' movement reignites in the Triangle with a weekend of protests

"No Kings" returns to the Triangle on Saturday, Oct. 18, for a second wave of protests.

Deadly hit-and-run suspect was in country illegally, ICE says

ICE confirmed Wilmer Fuentes Mejia is in the country illegally. Mejia was charged with hit-and-run and involuntary manslaughter in connection with a deadly crash in Durham in September.

Man charged in deadly Durham hit-and-run was in country illegally

ICE confirmed Wilmer Fuentes Mejia is in the country illegally. Mejia was charged with hit-and-run and involuntary manslaughter in connection with a deadly crash in Durham in September.

Utahns protest the actions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk

Mike Newbry, Unsplash

Three people shot at ICE facility in Dallas, no officers injured

Three people have been shot at an Immigration and U.S. Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas and the shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the agency's director said.

Mother and son detained by ICE at Canadian border

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained a Washington State woman and her 6-year-old son at the Canadian border when they were returning from Vancouver, British Columbia, in late July.

New NC laws on guns, immigration, donor privacy now in place despite Stein's vetoes

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed 14 bills while in office. On Tuesday Republicans found enough Democratic support in the state legislature to override some but not all of those vetoes.

WRAL News staff

NC Republicans look to override Stein's vetoes in test of Democratic unity

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed 14 bills while in office. Votes to override any of those vetoes are expected to test the power of Republicans in the legislature, where the GOP is one seat shy of a veto-proof majority in the state House of Representatives.

WRAL News staff

Dozens protest ICE in downtown Durham

Protesters gathered in downtown Durham on Wednesday evening, voicing opposition to immigration enforcement activities.

Peaceful protest in downtown Durham: Community rallies against ICE presence

Protesters gathered in downtown Durham on Wednesday evening, voicing opposition to immigration enforcement activities.