Man receives medical care after Border Patrol pursuit ends in east Charlotte
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Border Patrol in Charlotte
U.S. Border Patrol began making rounds in Charlotte on Saturday morning.
This follows recent Border Patrol activity in Chicago that made headlines, with some reports alleging agents violated people’s rights.
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A man received medical treatment after he appeared to collapse while Border Patrol agents attempted to detain him on Milton Road Sunday near Weeping Willow AME Zion Church, said a neighbor who saw the interaction.
Raquel, who declined to provide her last name out of concern for her safety, lives off W.T. Harris Boulevard. She said she saw the interaction between agents and the man in front of the church.
She said agents pursued him in their vehicles from nearby Dany’s Supermarket, where two men had been arrested earlier in the day.
All of this was happening as federal Border Patrol agents began their second day of operations in the Charlotte area Sunday morning. Saturday in the region saw masked agents taking people from public places, protesters marched in uptown, some businesses closed and activists tried to document what was happening.
On Milton Road, Raquel said agents attempted to pull the man out of his car and he fell to the ground. They screamed at him to get out after opening his door, she said.
Social media rumors erupted about the incident, but Raquel said the man appeared to be alive and moving — just in shock. She said two agents went into the ambulance with the man.
His condition could not immediately be ascertained.
Observer reporter Julia Coin contributed to this report.
This story was originally published November 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM.
