Protesters gather outside rumored ICE field office in Cary on Friday morning
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- About 50 protestors gathered outside a building in Cary to oppose Border Patrol.
- Half stayed at corner with banners and refreshments; others chanted in front of building.
- No violence or property damage reported; DHS said Operation Charlotte's Web continues.
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About 50 people gathered on a rainy Friday morning at a building rumored to be an ICE field office in Cary to protest Border Patrol activity in the Triangle.
Half of the protesters stayed on the corner of Evans Road and Centrewest Court holding banners, signs and noisemakers. They manned a folding table with coffee and refreshments while playing Latin music.
The other half stood in front of the building and shouted chants like “Pigs, go home!” A marked Cary Police Department vehicle circled the building a few times.
At least one SUV pulled into the facility, which has two security gates on both sides blocking a parking lot and signs reading “No Photography. No Video Recording” on the gates. Near the building were two portable, solar-powered surveillance cameras.
No violence or property damage was reported. Protesters dispersed when someone who identified themself as associated with the property manager of nearby businesses asked them to move their cars from the parking lot.
One protester, a woman from Holly Springs, said she’s an immigrant from Poland who was born there in the 1970s, during the communist regime. The woman said the Border Patrol actions reminded her of what life was like in her childhood.
Immigrant rights group Siembra NC said in a Friday news release that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had departed North Carolina, with a 47-vehicle convoy leaving Thursday morning.
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a Thursday statement that “’Operation Charlotte’s Web’ is not over and it is not ending anytime soon.” The Wake County Sheriff’s Office told The News & Observer it has not received any information from Border Patrol about the status of the operation.
Federal agents have made at least a dozen arrests in the Triangle since arriving Tuesday, Siembra NC said.
The N&O previously reported on agents seizing a 23-year-old Wendell woman in Cary — who a family member, said sought asylum in the U.S. after her father was killed by a gang in Honduras — and agents detaining a Latino man outside of a Home Depot on Walnut Street.
This story was originally published November 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM with the headline "Protesters gather outside rumored ICE field office in Cary on Friday morning."
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