Immigrants Coverage

Immigrant workers highlight tax contributions to North Carolina

Advocates for the immigrant community - documented and undocumented -- used tax day to highlight what they say are the contributions their community makes to the state.

How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession

How has the economy managed to prosper, adding hundreds of thousands of jobs, month after month, at a time when the Federal Reserve has aggressively raised interest rates to fight inflation -- normally a recipe for a recession? Increasingly, the answer appears to be immigrants.

By PAUL WISEMAN, GISELA SALOMON and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press

Fact check: Rubio says Biden 'will not detain the people who enter this country illegally'

Is President Joe Biden the first U.S. president ever who will not detain immigrants in the U.S. illegally? That's what Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said on Fox News Sunday.

Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact reporter

Facility for unaccompanied migrant children to open in Greensboro

A new facility is open in Greensboro to house unaccompanied child migrants, but there is very little information about how the center will operate.

800-bed facility opens for child migrants in Greensboro

A new facility is open in Greensboro to house unaccompanied child migrants, but there is very little information about how the center will operate.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

WRAL News Poll shows bipartisan concern over southern border crisis

WRAL News asked 850 people of all political backgrounds all across North Carolina whether they think the federal government should change how it's handling the southern border. Three out of four people said "yes."

Some NC Republicans question transparency surrounding Greensboro migrant facility

On Tuesday, a group of North Carolina Republicans, including senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, said they were not notified the facility would begin operations on Friday, despite asking the DHHS secretary multiple times. Footage provided by WXII.

Group of NC congressional Republicans question lack of transparency surrounding Greensboro migrant facility

North Carolina congressional leaders on Tuesday said they are frustrated about a "lack of transparency" regarding plans for a migrant facility in Greensboro. Senator Thom Tillis, Representative Richard Hudson and other North Carolina congressional Republicans said they were denied information about the Greensboro Influx Care Facility, which will be operational on Friday.

WRAL staff

Bipartisan group of senators unveils bill for border security, aid to Ukraine and Israel

A bipartisan group of Senators are working on legislation that would address the migrant crisis at the Southern Border and provide foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel. But the bill faces as uncertain future on Capitol Hill.

Fact check: Are there only '38,000' border beds for '200,000' migrants a month?

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie in an Oct. 18 MSNBC interview: "In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand."

Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact reporter

Police: Person of interest in custody after driving through migrant workers in Lincolnton; FBI investigating possible hate crimes

Lincolnton police responded to a crash at a Walmart Sunday around 1:15 p.m. Detectives said an older man driving a black SUV turned as if he was going to park near a bus. Instead, the driver plowed into a group of migrant workers who were standing near the vehicle outside the store. The driver then drove away from the parking lot.

WCNC Charlotte

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending July 20

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

Targeted News Service

Migrant children found illegally working in slaughterhouse

Federal officials found migrant children illegally working in a slaughterhouse, raising new questions about child labor in America.

Florida Confirms Arranging Migrant Flights to California

MIAMI -- After days of silence, officials in Florida confirmed Tuesday that the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis had orchestrated two recent charter flights that carried groups of migrants from New Mexico to Sacramento, California.

Nicholas Nehamas and Shawn Hubler, New York Times

Raw: 600 migrants rescued from boat off Italian coast

About 600 migrants who were traveling on an overcrowded boat were rescued recently off the Italian coast.

Influx expected at southern border as Title 42 expires at midnight

Towns near the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing for what could be a record number of border crossers, but it's doubtful North Carolina will see a big change.

NC not expected to see influx of migrants with Title 42 ending

Towns near the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing for what could be a record number of border crossers, but it's doubtful North Carolina will see a big change.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

SUV plows into bus station near border, kills 8 prior to Title 42 lift

now to the other weekend tragedy in Texas: An SUV plowed into a group of people, outside a migrant shelter in Brownsville -- killing eight people and injuring several others. It happened just days ahead of the lifting of Title 42, a Covid border restriction that's expected to lead to another surge of migrants.

Biden announces new US-Mexico border restrictions

The Biden administration on Thursday said it would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, a major expansion of an existing effort to stop Venezuelans attempting to enter the U.S.

Fact check: Does U.S. spend more on undocumented immigrants than veterans?

In a video of a meeting with voters, Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters said of undocumented immigrants: "Not only will you not be deported, but we'll treat you better than U.S. military veterans." PolitiFact checks the numbers.

Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact reporter

Documented Dreamers: Apex student dreams of serving in US Army, but faces deportation

Imagine spending your childhood and most of your life growing up in North Carolina - only to suddenly find out that at age 21 you could be deported to a country you don't even remember. This is the reality for over 200,000 Documented Dreamers, including some students at North Carolina State University.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

The enigma of Mark Robinson: How NC's outspoken lieutenant governor is climbing the GOP ladder

In multiple interviews with WRAL News, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a possible contender for governor in 2024, expressed a desire for an outright ban on abortion and for making same-sex marriage illegal.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

Fact check: Did the U.S. set new record for immigrant border crossings?

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis, tweeted: "With three months remaining in the Fiscal Year, (the border patrol) has already encountered more illegal immigrants along the Southwest border" than in any previous fiscal year. PolitiFact checks his claim.

Vanessa Swales, PolitiFact reporter

Fox News hosts claim about IDs for immigrants is false

Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren tweeted that President Joe Biden "wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits." PolitiFact checks her claim.

Fact check: Why will U.S. start giving ID cards to immigrants at border?

Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren tweeted that President Joe Biden "wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits." PolitiFact checks her claim.

Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact reporter