Federal agents from U.S. Border Patrol are expected to arrive in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend to search for and arrest illegal immigrants in the sanctuary city, prompting concerns from elected officials and the community.

Community leaders and immigrant families protested federal agents’ presence in Charlotte as agents drove around the city taking people.

Willy Aceituno, a Honduran-born U.S. citizen, was stopped twice by Border Patrol agents in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Immigration advocates warn that U.S. Border Patrol officers have tended to act more aggressively during arrests than ICE agents.

But, teachers are still worried about the presence of Border Patrol affecting attendance and students’ mental well-being, one CMS educator from northern Mecklenburg County told The Observer. He requested anonymity for fear of retaliation.

Local authorities say federal immigration agents plan to target North Carolina’s largest city, Charlotte. The Mecklenburg County sheriff says he was told that U.S.

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino has left Chicago after two months of controversial enhanced immigration operations.