ICE roundup nets violent offenders in Operation Charlotte’s Web crackdown

Charlotte, NC – Charlotte – Federal immigration agents have arrested several violent foreign nationals with serious criminal records as part of Operation Charlotte’s Web, an enforcement effort targeting offenders who were living unlawfully in the United States after multiple convictions.

The ICE operation, announced this week, led to the capture of what officials called “the worst of the worst” — individuals with prior convictions for homicide, sexual crimes against children, and repeated illegal reentries. The arrests were part of a broader push to remove public safety threats from North Carolina communities following the high-profile capture of Guatemalan national Julio Cesar Xocop-Vicente, accused of ki...