Durham Council Member Javiera Caballero, right, urged residents to be vigilant about ICE presence in the city at a public forum on Saturday, August 2, 2025. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)
As residents rally to alert neighbors to immigration agents around the city, Durham City Council member Javiera Caballero warned Saturday that anyone could be arrested off the street and detained.
Speaking to an audience of around 70 at a “State of Durham” town hall held in the Durham County Main Library, Caballero said the massive boost in funding given to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the recent congressional megabill would only embolden the agency to abduct noncitizens and citizens alike…