Debate Ignites Over ICE Presence in North Carolina: Rising Fear Among Latino Communities
wcti12.com - 11/18/2025 11:09:12 PM. The recent presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in major North Carolina cities, including Charlotte and Raleigh, has sparked fear and concern among Latino communities. Local organizations are apprehensive about being targeted next. The presence of ICE...
Grocers offer free dropoffs to families who shuttered during Border Patrol raids
Some organizations and businesses are taking food and other goods to customers' homes because of U.S. Customs and Border Protection raids. The visible presence of federal agents in the Raleigh and Durham areas has struck fear in the hearts of Hispanic and Latino residents, including many who have legal status or...
Protesters gather outside rumored ICE field office in Cary on Friday morning
About 50 people gathered on a rainy Friday morning at a building rumored to be an ICE field office in Cary to protest Border Patrol activity in the Triangle. Half of the protesters stayed on the corner of Evans Road and Centrewest Court holding banners, signs and noisemakers. They manned a folding table with coffee...
ICE agents sweep through Charlotte and Raleigh.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has officially entered North Carolina for their raids. Their primary focus was on the city of Charlotte last weekend before moving into Raleigh Nov. 18 and 19. Whilst in Charlotte, the federal agents detained more than 200 people in just three days. According to reports,...
A new Italian spot serving pizza & paninis is coming to downtown Raleigh
A Triangle restaurateur is bringing a taste of Italy to downtown Raleigh. After much anticipation, Veloce Italian Market is officially opening in City Plaza Saturday, Nov. 22. The new concept, nestled in the former Happy + Hale on Fayetteville Street, is designed to be a “one-stop shop for fresh pizza, a couple...
Unresponsive Representatives: A Tale of Constituent Frustration in Raleigh
A recent social media post has highlighted the perceived lack of availability of several representatives in Raleigh. The user detailed their attempts to contact Deb Ross, Dan Blue, Monika Johnson, Ted Budd, and Thom Tillis to express their concerns about ICE in their communities. According to the post, only Deb...
How Can I Contribute to Ensuring Local Immigrants Feel Safer?
In the current climate, many immigrants may feel unsafe or anxious, particularly those who are undocumented. The question arises: How can we, as members of the local community, help to alleviate their fears and make them feel safer? This is a sensitive issue, as it's important not to make assumptions about anyone's...
1 hurt in road rage shooting on Ileagnes Road in Raleigh, police say
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A road rage incident led to one person being shot in Raleigh early Thursday morning, police said. According to the Raleigh Police Department, officers responded around 12:45 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 1000 block of Ileagnes Road. They located a victim with a gunshot wound, who was...
25 firefighters battle fire in the WakeMed Raleigh parking deck on New Bern Avenue,...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Two vehicles caught on fire early Friday morning, and fire officials are working to determine what caused the commotion inside of WakeMed’s parking garage. According to the Raleigh Fire Department, crews rushed to the call of a vehicle fire threatening a structure around 2:20...
Power knocked out for nearly 1,500 people in north Raleigh, officials say
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Emergency crews are investigating what led to power equipment going offline, leading to well over a thousand people losing power Friday morning in north Raleigh. According to Duke Energy, the outage was first reported around 6:50 a.m. near the intersection of Six Forks Road and...

















