Federal Immigration Enforcement in North Carolina to Expand to Raleigh as Soon as Tuesday: Mayor

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : " Last month, McFadden said he'd had a productive meeting with an ICE representative.
53% : Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday, the mayor of the state's capital city said, while Customs and Border Protection agents continue operating in Charlotte following a weekend that saw arrests of more than 130 people in that city.
47% : For years, Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden pushed back against efforts by the Republican-controlled state legislature to force him and a handful of sheriffs from other urban counties to accept ICE detainers.
46% : "I made it clear that I do not want to stop ICE from doing their job, but I do want them to do it safely, responsibly, and with proper coordination by notifying our agency ahead of time," McFadden said in a statement.
35% : Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that Border Patrol officers had arrested "over 130 illegal aliens who have all broken" immigration laws.
31% : While McFadden has said his office is complying with the law's requirement, he continued a public feud with ICE leaders in early 2025 that led to a new state law toughening those rules.

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