As we wrote on Friday, state and local Democrats in North Carolina began wildly chattering this week after information started to circulate that after making progress on sweeping up criminal illegal aliens in Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was readying immigration operations to start in Charlotte soon.
Part of the pushback came from city council members, as well as the sheriff of Mecklenburg County, where Charlotte is located. It was the fear-mongering from one congresswoman and the state's governor, though, that drew the attention of Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, when they failed to acknowledge the difference between the words "immigrant" and "illegal alien." He helped them out with a primer on his X account
"Immigrants rest assured, we have your back like we did in Chicago and Los Angeles," he wrote. "Rep. Adams, perhaps you & Gov. STEIN should learn the difference between an illegal alien & an immigrant. Illegal aliens have NO PLACE in our communities and should self deport via CBP Home."
Now, it's official. It's called "Operation Charlotte's Web," according to a new DHS press release on Saturday night. And here are some of the criminals the Border Patrol are hunting for on the streets:
These are some of the criminal illegal aliens DHS is looking for in Charlotte https://t.co/C0NkPwxlr0 pic.twitter.com/oEadiOFvBt
— MURPHY_MITCH (@Murphy_Mitch1) November 16, 2025
There's also a statement from DHS Assistant Sec. Tricia McLaughlin, as local Queen City News' Andy Weber reported, adding that there were already "plenty of videos" on social media showing the border patrol at work:
NEW: There’s plenty of videos circulating of border patrol agents in Charlotte, but DHS is now officially confirming they are here and conducting operations. @Queen_City_News pic.twitter.com/BQNIpYLzIu
— Andy Weber (@andy_weber_tv) November 15, 2025
In case you can't read the statement, it reads:
"Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal illegal aliens hurting them, their families, or their neighbors. We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed. There have been too many victims of criminal illegal aliens. President Trump and Secretary Noem will step up to protect Americans when sanctuary politicians won’t.”
SEE: Tom Homan Takes Catholic Bishops to School After They Release Video Attacking Immigration Policy
Let's browse through a few of the videos together:
Warning: videos below contain coarse language
Here we see dozen of Border Patrol vehicles heading into Charlotte:
🚨 WATCH: DOZENS of Border Patrol trucks were spotted driving into the heart of Charlotte, NC as DHS launches another mass deportation campaign in a Democrat stronghold
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 15, 2025
We need to see this in ALL blue cities! 🔥
NO SAFE HAVENS FOR ILLEGALS! pic.twitter.com/RmBfRtZx5H
Unsurprisingly, the fear tactics employed by Dems have worked here, also, with anti-ICE mobs making themselves heard and seen:
DHS patrols have begun in Charlotte, NC and so have the mob. Looks like Democrats are already encouraging them to harass DHS agents. pic.twitter.com/5qt2pifX9u
— Kim "Katie" USA (@KimKatieUSA) November 15, 2025
In this video, a woman inside what appears to be a nail salon can be heard invoking the name of Jesus, then calling the officers "demons." And people outside are harassing and swearing at them as they work:
In the name of Jesus! 🤣
— Kim "Katie" USA (@KimKatieUSA) November 15, 2025
DHS agents are already getting to work this morning in Charlotte, NC. pic.twitter.com/5zE8caRDew
Here's a report from Spectrum News, showing some of the immigration ops underway:
Border Patrol agents have entered Charlotte and begun detaining people.
— Reuben Jones (@ReubenJones1) November 15, 2025
DHS Assist. Sec. Tricia McLaughlin says "We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed." #ncpol
Latest on what's happening in NC 👇 pic.twitter.com/o7Udmnw8t2
Border Patrol loads some people into their van, as some women in the background of the video speak in Spanish:
DHS got Juan in Monroe Charlotte, NC. Adios amigo! pic.twitter.com/qRWNKnSIzZ
— Kim "Katie" USA (@KimKatieUSA) November 15, 2025
Last but not least, here's Gregory Bovino in Charlotte, doing more educating and being helpful to the people of the Queen City, when a woman demanded to know why agents were interviewing people outside a grocery store. His answer is perfect!
Watch:
NEW: American hero Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and his agents are heckled by a couple of Karens at a grocery store in Charlotte, North Carolina, while arresting an illegal alien.
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) November 16, 2025
Karen: “He was grocery shopping.”
Bovino: “Could be. Criminals grocery shop. They gotta… pic.twitter.com/l1OU1ziYaE
Bovino: “Could be. Criminals grocery shop. They gotta eat, too.”
President Trump talked in a new interview released Friday, about how much difference a new president made, especially when it comes to securing the border and the safety of Americans all over the country:
.@POTUS on the border: "I had a very safe border the first four years, but now I have a really safe border — but I didn't have to go Congress to do it. You're the President." pic.twitter.com/ptWTTBOWwY
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 15, 2025
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