U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents fanned out across North Carolina's largest city over the week, detaining 81 people in a single day.

Charlotte’s immigrant community remains on high alert after federal agents have arrested more than 250 people in an operation that began over the weekend. The fear means businesses are seeing fewer customers as people stay home.

The Department of Homeland Security says there were over 140 arrests this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina as the Trump administration ramps up their crackdown on immigration. Chair of the Mecklenburg County Commissioners Mark Jerrell joins Chris Jansing to detail the fear and confusion in his community right now.

Hundreds gathered in the heart of east Charlotte to protest Border Patrol's immigration enforcement dubbed 'Operation Charlotte's Web.'

Hundreds turned out in Durham and Raleigh Tuesday night to protest federal immigration actions critics say are indiscriminately targeting communities of color.

"The fact that a paper tells me you're now a citizen of this country doesn't take away from the fact that I look the way I look," Cristina Rojas told CBS News.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reported over 25,000 student absences yesterday, a significant increase from the usual 10,000 absences.

The family of the author of "Charlotte's Web" is taking issue with federal immigration officials using the name for their crackdown in Charlotte.

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.

The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is focusing on a new city – Charlotte, North Carolina. The Department of Homeland Security told MS NOW that agents made more than 140 arrests there just this weekend.

Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell said Monday that she didn't know how large the operation would be or how long agents would be present.