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A regulation enforcement officer was injured Sunday afternoon after a person allegedly drove a van towards officers and rammed their automobiles throughout an operation in Charlotte, as immigration raids swept throughout the North Carolina metropolis.
The suspect — a U.S. citizen — accelerated his van at officers conducting an enforcement operation close to the University City space, in accordance with an X put up from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The driver then fled, triggering a “harmful high-speed chase by a densely populated space” earlier than brokers managed to field him in, DHS mentioned.
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“During the chase, he tried to ram into regulation enforcement automobiles — posing a critical public security menace,” DHS mentioned in an announcement. “As brokers had been boxing him in — the driving force proceeded to ram regulation enforcement automobiles in an try to flee.”
One officer was injured within the incident, in accordance with DHS.
After the suspect was arrested, brokers found a firearm contained in the van, officers confirmed.
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FILE PHOTO: Department of Homeland Security Investigations Officers function a drone searching for two people who fled the scene after being stopped whereas promoting flowers on the aspect of the highway on November 16, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
“The perpetrator has prior arrests for resisting regulation enforcement, public disturbance and intoxication/ disruptive conduct,” in accordance with DHS.
The encounter unfolded as federal brokers launched a significant immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte over the weekend.
U.S. Border Patrol brokers had been seen on Saturday making arrests throughout the town of greater than 900,000 residents, in accordance with the Associated Press.
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FILE PHOTO: A Department of Homeland Security agent stands guard as protesters exhibit in opposition to raids performed by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outdoors the DHS workplace in Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 16, 2025. (PETER ZAY/AFP by way of Getty Images)
The operation is a part of a federal push to make sure “Americans are secure and public security threats are eliminated,” in accordance with DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
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The operation comes months after the deadly stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, aboard a Charlotte light-rail prepare.
It additionally follows comparable immigration enforcement raids not too long ago performed in California, Illinois, Oregon and New York.
DHS didn’t instantly reply to Fox News Digital’s request for remark.
