An advocacy group says immigrants are being detained by ICE after mistakenly entering restricted roads near Fort Bragg and other military installations.

Agencies emphasize the importance of preparation for military families who may suddenly find themselves navigating the unknown.

The military’s presence in North Carolina is dominated by Fort Bragg, the nation’s largest Army base by population, and Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps’ main east coast infantry base. The state also has a major Army National Guard brigade of several thousand citizen soldiers.

Sgt. First Class Ricko Jones shared his memories of the man whom he said he spent just about every waking moment with during a deployment to Iraq. Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was a leader, a teacher and was involved in the lives of his men,

A wrong turn near Fort Bragg led to ICE custody and transfer to Georgia, advocates say similar stops are rising across NC.

The Joint Chiefs’ Chairman said soldiers with a Fort Bragg unit “fired the first precision strike missiles” ever used in combat.