A new deployment of federal agents arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday as part of US President Donald Trump’s expanding immigration enforcement campaign, marking the latest push to carry out large-scale arrests in Democratic-led cities.
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“We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed,” Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
She did not provide any details of the deployment, including how many officers were there or what their duties would be.
The arrival in Charlotte marks the latest expansion of a campaign that has already swept through some of the nation’s largest left-leaning strongholds.
Since the summer, Trump has sent federal agents into Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, arguing that local leaders have failed to control crime and immigration.
The city drew federal attention in August after a Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed aboard a light-rail train.
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