Border Patrolās Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops ā The Washington Post
Border Patrol agents stand outside a Home Depot during an immigration crackdown on Nov. 19, 2025, in Charlotte. (John Moore / Getty Images)
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Border Patrolās Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops
As undocumented immigrants stayed home and federal agents swept through the city, even the wealthiest neighborhoods got a glimpse of what life without migrants might look like.
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 a.m. ESTYesterday at 9:21 a.m. EST
8 min, (Video: Erin Patrick OāConnor, Teo Armus/The Washington Post)
Border Patrol agents stand outside a Home Depot during an immigration crackdown on Nov. 19, 2025, in Charlotte. (John Moore/Getty Images)
By Teo Armus and Arelis R. HernƔndez
CHARLOTTE ā The gourmet pasta shop surrounded by million-dollar Colonials might not be the most obvious spot for clues abouthow hundreds of U.S. Border Patrol officers have swept across this city in recent days.
Pasta & Provisions, a longtime local favorite in the Myers Park neighborhood, is more popular among well-to-do bankers who populate the cityās soaring financial office buildings than with the working-class immigrants who flocked here to help build that skyline. There is little Spanish spoken outside the shopās kitchen.
But as armed federal agents in unmarked SUVs poured into North Carolinaās largest city, the store was not immune from the Trump administrationās targeted immigration enforcement operation that launched Nov. 15.
āItās taking a toll everywhere,ā said the pasta storeās owner, Tommy George, who took shifts washing dishes after one employeeās husband had been detained in the sweep. āIn a way, the consequences are in every neighborhood.ā
Local officials said they were told the operation has ended, although the Department of Homeland Security ā which said it had arrested about 370 people as of Friday ā said that āOperation Charlotteās Webā will continue indefinitely.
The U.S. Border Patrol made over 300 arrests and clashed with protesters in Charlotte, North Carolina, during their weeklong operation that began on Nov. 15. (Video: Erin Patrick OāConnor, Teo Armus/The Washington Post)
The effect on Georgeās business is emblematic of how the Border Patrol operation has rippled across the lines of race and class that have long divided this city, spilling into tony neighborhoods where many residents gave little thought to how President Donald Trumpās deportation push would affect them.
While the enforcement operation ā like similar ones in Los Angeles, Boston, Washington and Chicago ā has had its most visible impact on the cityās immigrant corridors, it has offered a broader glimpse of what life might be like across Charlotte without the boomingimmigrant communities whose members have gone into virtual hiding, including skipping work and school.
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