Community Update from Leadership - 13 Nov 2025
Responding to CBP agents in Charlotte
Many of you are urgently seeking information and looking for ways to help now that it has been verified that CBP agents are arriving in Charlotte in the next few days. We want you to know that we are following the lead of impacted communities and organizations that serve these communities and have been working around the clock to understand the situation and coordinate with those most directly affected. *
Over the past forty-eight hours, we have been in continuous meetings with frontline immigrant-justice organizers, legal advocates, and community leaders here in Charlotte who are organizing rapidly in the face of this threat. We have also met with Indivisible organizers from Los Angeles, Chicago, and Oregon who have just been through this and were generous in sharing their best practices and what we should expect. Their advice has been invaluable, and their message has been consistent: this work will be extremely hard, and it will take an emotional toll, but what helped them through was seeing their community rise up around them, ready to help however they could.
Today (Friday, Nov 14, 2025) we will meet with our full coalition to summarize what we know, identify the most immediate tasks, and divide responsibilities so that we move forward in a coordinated and strategic way. After that meeting, we will share the clearest action steps and volunteer needs we can, along with any resources that are ready to use. The situation is shifting quickly, and we ask everyone to stay flexible and patient as we adapt to new information.
We also want to emphasize that every person in our community has a role to play. We are not the only ones gathering information or developing next steps. Many of you carry skills, lived experience, language abilities, connections, and insights that will be essential in the days ahead. As we share what we know, we will also be asking you to share what you are hearing, what you can offer, and where you see needs we may not yet be aware of. This will take all of us, working together and learning from one another.
In the meantime, please prepare by looking for opportunities to participate in ICE verifier trainings, rapid response trainings, and de-escalation trainings. For those who want to offer support right now, donations to trusted local partners make an immediate impact. We encourage contributions to the Carolina Migrant Network, the Latin American Coalition, Our Bridge for Kids, Refugee Support Services, International House, and the Center for Legal Advocacy. These organizations are already serving families who may be affected and will need additional resources in the days ahead. We will continue compiling and sharing recommended trainings and providers so that volunteers are equipped, safe, and effective.
We also want to express our deep gratitude for the outpouring of care and readiness you have already shown. The messages, the offers to help, the willingness to step into hard work on behalf of our neighbors, this is the heart of who we are as a community. Your compassion and determination are exactly what gives people hope in moments like this.
We promise to keep communicating as we learn more. We are here, we are with you, and we will face what comes next together.
Carolyn, Ava & Christa
* This article is cross-post from our private Facebook group. Please visit indivisibleCLT.org to learn more about our work and join us, and find more links to follow us across our social media channels.
Thanks for keeping us informed about this heinous operation.