RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday, the mayor of the state capital said, while Customs and Border Protection agents kept operating in Charlotte following a weekend that saw more than 130 people arrested in that city.

Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell said Monday that she did not know how large the operation would be or how long agents would be present. Immigration authorities have not spoken about it. The Democrat said in a statement that crime was lower in Raleigh this year compared to last and that public safety was a priority for her and the city council.

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