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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Joe Sommerlad

Women arrested by immigration agents for honking their horn sue government for $2.5m

Two North Carolina women who were arrested by federal immigration agents for honking their car horn to alert others to the officers’ presence are suing the government for $2.5 million, according to a court filing.

The incident occurred on November 17, 2025 when federal forces surged into Charlotte to round-up suspected undocumented migrants as part of “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” itself part of the Trump administration’s wider crackdown on illegal immigration.

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