CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - U.S. Border Patrol teams were expected to conduct an operation in Charlotte this month, according to a Monday report from CBS News.

UPDATE: Homeland Security won’t comment on alleged US Border Patrol operation coming to Charlotte

The news outlet on Monday, Nov. 10 cited U.S. officials who reportedly said agents could be leaving their immigration crackdown duties in Chicago, and instead get dispatched to Charlotte and New Orleans.

WBTV was working to verify that the U.S. Border Patrol was targeting Charlotte for an operation. We reached out to local and state officials to try to learn more.

“I don’t know if that’s going to happen or not,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said on Tuesday, Nov. 11. “They haven’t reached out to me, so I’m n

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