Summary
The Trump administration plans to send U.S. Border Patrol agents to Charlotte, North Carolina as part of its immigration efforts. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden confirmed that federal officials informed him of the operation, but details are still unknown.
Key Facts
- U.S. Border Patrol is scheduled to arrive in Charlotte, North Carolina as early as this weekend.
- Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden confirmed the federal deployment.
- Two federal officials informed McFadden about the operation on Wednesday.
- The sheriff's office will not participate in the Border Patrol operation.
- Sheriff McFadden has improved communication with federal immigration agencies since a meeting on October 17.
- Border Patrol's presence in Democratic-led cities has recently led to protests.
- Border Patrol usually works at the borders, while ICE enforces immigration laws inside the country.
- Neither the Mayor of Charlotte nor North Carolina's Governor had prior knowledge of this deployment.
