DHS says the surge is meant to target public safety threats, but Charlotte leaders warn the federal operation is heightening fear.

Reports have emerged of federal agents arresting U.S. citizens amid the ongoing immigration crackdown taking place in the city.

On Central Avenue, a picture by Immigration Alerts CLT appeared to show two federal agents behind a man with his hands behind his back.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein spoke on Sunday evening about the Border Patrol activity in Charlotte over the weekend, saying that the actions of agents have been "stoking fear" and are "racial profiling.

A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches, apartment complexes and stores.

Before he got a call this week from CNN about reports US Border Patrol agents might be headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, City Councilmember Malcolm Graham had no idea such a plan was even in the cards.