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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Aram Roston

Mass federal immigration sweeps expand to North Carolina’s capital city

people hold signs that read 'ice out of NC' and 'no one is illegal on stolen land'
People protest against immigration raids in Raleigh, North Carolina, on 16 November 2025. Photograph: Jonathan Drake/Reuters

Federal authorities expanded their mass immigration sweeps to Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina, on Tuesday, local officials said, after a weekend where more than 100 people were arrested in Charlotte.

“It is the city of Raleigh’s understanding that the border patrol and ICE are already in Raleigh,” said the mayor, Janet Cowell, to local media, though she added city authorities did not know how many agents would be involved in the surge.

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