'We want ICE out of our state': Protest at DHS office sparked by Border Patrol

Jeff Chamer, The Charlotte Observer on Nov 16, 2025

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Over 60 protesters gathered outside the Homeland Security office on Tyvola Road, with a number shouting at Federal Protection Service Police who stood nearby, blocking the entrance.

The group gathered outside the building on Sunday evening around 7 p.m. after a second day of arrests by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Charlotte.

One protester, dressed in a frog costume, said it was done to mirror similar things protesters did in Portland, Oregon, and to show the officers they’re peaceful like the Portland protesters.

“I’m just trying to make sure everyone in the country knows that we are not violent people,” said Bradley W., who was covered head-to-toe in a frog costume. “We are here to make sure that we stand up for our communities. The good people in our communities that do not need to be obstructed from the justice that they deserve.”

The whistles were quite loud, with one protester saying the whistles were a reference to other cities, like Washington, D.C. and Chicago, where protesters used them to alert neighbors when ICE was in the area.

“No fear, no hate, we want ICE out of our state,” protesters chanted. They called for the release of protesters who were recently arrested in Charlotte.

Protesters stood in the driveway of the office as federal officers began pushing people toward the sidewalk again.

As of 8:30 p.m., the protesting group continued to grow and a green alien joined the frog in the chanting.