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.

At one school in east Charlotte, parents started a rotation for people to watch for immigration enforcement and Border Patrol actvitity.

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested more than 130 people over the weekend in Charlotte. A spokeswoman told WFAE on Monday morning that those arrested were in the country illegally and that some have prior criminal histories,

A Charlotte landscaper said he is “spooked” by Border Patrol activity in Charlotte over the weekend on Nov.17, 2025. He said businesses, including his, are being impacted.

Vanessa Blancas and her sister Daisy went with their father to Super G Sunday but were wary about Border Patrol after Saturday’s incident. The Blancas, born in the United States but of Mexican heritage, said when they arrived they were “looking for immigration cars.”

Witnesses say subcontractors were working at the site on Brookridge Lane in south Charlotte when Border Patrol pulled up and attempted to arrest them.

As North Carolina becomes the latest target of Trump’s immigration crackdown, Charlotte City Council Member-elect JD Mazuera Arias speaks with CNN News Central’s Sara Sidner about what his city does next.