The Brief

Charlotte is the latest city preparing for the possible deployment of immigration agents to the area as part of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.

President Donald Trump has sent military and immigration officers into cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. claiming that the operations are necessary to fight crime and execute his mass deportation policies.

Charlotte authorities’ statement

The other side:

In a statement obtained by the Associated Press, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said that two federal officials confirmed a plan for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to start an enforcement operation Saturday or early next week in Charlotte.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department also clarified to the AP that it "has

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