EAST CHARLOTTE — Border Patrol officials announced Monday that, after a weekend of visiting nearly every church in Charlotte, agents were “unable to locate Jesús,” despite what they described as “extensive on-site efforts.”
The operation comes at a moment when the agency has faced scrutiny for a series of high-visibility church raids across East and South Charlotte. A spokesperson for the agency noted that the specific target of the operation—a man described as being in his early thirties, known for spending time with large groups of people, and believed to have a background in carpentry—continued to evade capture.
“We followed every lead, including tips suggesting he was ‘everywhere’ and ‘within us,’” the official stated. “But we still haven’t found him yet. He eludes us entirely, apparently.”
Agents confirmed the weekend operations included detaining U.S. citizens, traumatizing children, and trespassing on private property unannounced. When asked whether such tactics might make Jesús harder to find, the spokesperson seemed puzzled by the question. “If anything,” he said, “you’d think he’d be thrilled we’re out here doing the Lord’s work.”
At press time, the agency had expanded the manhunt to local homeless shelters, warning officers that a Middle Eastern transient known for offering sanctuary to the poor is “exactly the kind of radical element we were sent here to remove.”
