11-26-25: Iryna's Law Starts Monday

Tune in here to this ​Wednesday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen! Breaking Brett Jensen opens the show by discussing a new historic law that will take effect in N.C. on Monday. The measure, dubbed “Iryna’s Law,” was developed after Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on Charlotte’s light rail in August. The law’s primary purpose is to crack down on pretrial release for repeat and/or violent offenders. Jensen emphasizes that Iryna’s Law affects every person in Mecklenburg County - and, in some cases, those in neighboring counties. He also notes that in addition to targeting repeat offenders, the law eliminates written promises to appear in court. This provision is particularly significant because Decarlos Brown Jr., the man charged with murdering Zarutska, had been granted such a promise to appear by a county magistrate. Iryna’s Law also abolishes cashless bail, among other changes. Later, Jensen shares a statement released by Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden regarding Customs and Border Protection’s departure from Charlotte. In the statement, McFadden says the Border Patrol operation created “confusion, fear and mistrust throughout Mecklenburg County.” However, he goes on to say that “the Sheriff’s Office played no role in causing that confusion.” Jensen stresses that the people “living in fear” were the migrants living in the Queen City illegally. Listen here for all of this and more on Breaking With Brett Jensen. To be the first to hear about Breaking Brett Jensen's exclusives and more follow him on X @Brett_Jensen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.