BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

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Some said they feared being arrested once inside the office, but still made the wait. Many are asylum seekers.

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Federal Public Defender John Baker said agents were threatening the rule of law and called for independent investigations into DHS.

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The state House Oversight Committee asked the Mecklenburg district attorney for investigative files. A federal judge barred their release.

Visitors to an emergency department may have been exposed, officials said. The state now has nine cases of the highly contagious disease.

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‘Turn off your video’: ICE agents tell NC men to quit recording traffic stop | By @oehrli.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

“I certainly don’t take pleasure in detaining an 18-year-old with no criminal record,” a federal judge said when ruling Christian Sturdivant should remain in jail.

The two U.S. citizens were stopped when they went to pick up a work vehicle left behind when ICE arrested two of their coworkers, they said.

Makayla Binter found a way to channel her feelings about ICE into a ‘hornet’s nest of rebellion’ — and raise money for a local nonprofit.

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To many in the Charlotte area, the alerts they sent out were a lifeline. But they said they don’t feel like heroes.

The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Border Patrol haven’t released most names of the people they’ve arrested.

After people they knew were arrested, they did what they could to help their community, they said.

The man’s federal public defender says agents infringed on his First Amendment rights to document federal immigration agents in public.

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Drones are circling over Charlotte right now. No law enforcement agency will say whose they are. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Federal prosecutors dismiss charge against Charlotte ICE protester | By @oehrli.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

@juliacoin.bsky.social keepin em honest So proud of the work my newsroom has done on the Border Patrol in Charlotte. @charlotteobserver.com www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

As Border Patrol arrived in Charlotte, DHS falsely said a Honduran man charged with murder was released under NC’s “sanctuary policies.”

Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.

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His attorney said the FBI would not allow him to meet with his client before federal officials questioned him, which would violate the Constitution.

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“We’ve seen masked, heavily armed agents in paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars, targeting American citizens based on their skin color.”

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‘Why just me?’ Charlotte man says Border Patrol broke pickup window, stole keys Read our story at: www.charlotteobserver.com/article31293...

Border Patrol moving through Charlotte as videos document arrests, confrontations | By @jmarusak.bsky.social and a team of reporters at the Observer www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

‘Another Black man gone’: unanswered questions in wake of north Charlotte shooting | Part 3 from @juliacoin.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Charlotte police said officers ‘immediately’ rendered aid after shooting. Video shows otherwise (Gift Article) | Part Two of an investigative series by @juliacoin.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

NEW: 2020 footage said to be in 2025. A neighbor who keeps reappearing in the same clip, said to be on different days & months. A broadcast from elsewhere suggested as Portland. How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president. www.propublica.org/article/port...

CMPD ignored pleas, shot mentally ill man, then waited for drone, videos show | Observer investigation by @juliacoin.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Charlotte police investigators said a killing was “justified.” His family wants to know who shot, and why (Gift article) | By @jeff-a-chamer.bsky.social Read more at: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c... www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

The family’s attorney said she suffered a brain injury and had seizures. Her mother said she has not been the same since.

Life update: I’m headed to Charlotte! I’ll join McClatchy’s stellar NC investigative team Sept. 29th @charlotteobserver.com & @newsobserver.com have a reputation for high-impact reporting—both were 2025 Pulitzer finalists. I’m thrilled to join them (+ experience fall on the East Coast again) 🍂

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Mystery prosecutor drops criminal charges against former NC cop Read my story at: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Luci and I are hitting the road to North Carolina this week! I start on the investigative team at the @charlotteobserver.com Sept 29. Excited to dive into a new region and new topics for me! Luci is excited to get out of the Phoenix sun.

Charlotte judge wrong to block video of cop shooting cop, appeals court says | By @juliacoin.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Judge blocks release of body camera footage in fatal North Carolina police shooting | By @oehrli.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Houston on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 27.

Union County Sheriff’s Office to pay $2.5 million to family of man they killed | Observer story by @juliacoin.bsky.social @oehrli.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...