The Trump administration will deploy federal Border Patrol agents to Raleigh on Tuesday for its immigration crackdown, Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell told Axios Monday night. Cowell said in an interview she had been notified of a pending U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation by the Raleigh Police Department and Gov. Josh Stein's office.

Border czar Tom Homan accused the Catholic Church of being “wrong" on immigration, arguing that enforcing U.S. border laws saves lives.

The Trump administration has made the Democratic city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement surge it says will combat crime, despite fierce objections from local leaders and downtrending crime rates.

The popular Charlotte bakery closed due to safety concerns. Two days later, a crowd gathered to declare the city a place of solidarity.

The planned closure of an El Paso commercial port of entry is giving a New Mexico community new arguments in favor of having its own border crossing.

The Trump administration is planning to dispatch Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams.

Vanessa Blancas and her sister Daisy went with their father to Super G Sunday but were wary about Border Patrol after Saturday’s incident. The Blancas, born in the United States but of Mexican heritage, said when they arrived they were “looking for immigration cars.”