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

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.

Charlotte, North Carolina, is the latest U.S. city preparing for a potential immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.

Federal CBP agents set to deploy in Charlotte area as immigration enforcement expands into North Carolina, sparking tension between federal priorities and local officials.

Gregory Bovino, the top Border Patrol official leading the charge on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in cities, and his officers are heading to Charlotte, according to a source familiar with the planning.

According to Congress.gov, because Border Patrol is under Homeland Security, it operates under federal authority, not state or local.