Local officials and community leaders had urged residents to stay safe as they braced for increased immigration enforcement actions.

Reports of Customs and Border Patrol agents started to pour in across the Triangle on Tuesday, one day after Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell shared publicly that she was alerted

In November 2024 when Cooper was still governor, North Carolina lawmakers voted to override the veto of House Bill 10. It requires sheriffs to work with federal immigration officials to detain people who are in the U.S. illegally in some circumstances.

Eleven-year-old Hailey Brooks, who was dancing in the parade, was killed after the brakes failed on the truck Glass was driving.