A surge of federal agents arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina Saturday to take part in immigration arrests despite protests from the mayor and other local officials.

US Border Patrol agents conducted immigration raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, as DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin cited public safety concerns.

The Trump administration says that more than 1.6 million immigrants have self-deported. But there's also evidence of an internal migration from target cities and states and into quieter areas that feel safer.

As President Trump reshapes immigration and the nation's relationship with immigrants, some naturalized citizens are wondering if the country they made a commitment to when they took the oath of citizenship is still making one to them.

Protesters have clashed with authorities outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago. Activists claim the facility acts as a de facto detention center with inhumane conditions.

The Trump administration is planning to dispatch Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams.

The Cook County Sheriff's Office said the arrests were made by midday, and that it was working on verifying identities and potential charges.

Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged six more people with a new terrorism-related charge in the July shooting outside an immigration detention center near Dallas.

Critics have alleged the decision to assign military lawyers to handle immigration cases violates certain long-standing law.