© 2025 KTEP PUBLIC MEDIA
Your Source for NPR News & Music
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
KTEP is upgrading its studio mixer. There might be audio drops while we test digital signal.

Her Christmas lights were going up. Then Border Patrol showed up

By Adrian Florido
Published December 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM MST

A North Carolina woman left her front yard Christmas tree half-decorated after immigration agents questioned men helping her. The unfinished tree stands as a symbol of the immigration crackdown.

Copyright 2025 NPR
Tags
ATC/WESaturday/WESunday ATC/WESaturday/WESunday
Adrian Florido
Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.
Related Stories