As Border Patrol agents descend on Charlotte — and are reportedly headed to Raleigh too — the state's top Republican leaders are supportive of the immigration enforcement action.

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.

Federal immigration enforcement officers are facing a sharp rise in vehicular assaults nationwide, and Illinois has emerged as a significant flashpoint.

Homeland Security said the enforcement operation aims to root out "criminal illegal aliens who flocked to the Tar Heel State."

Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh, the mayor said, while Customs and Border Protection agents continue operating in Charlotte.

Federal agents with ICE, Customs and Border Protection will be in Raleigh as early as Tuesday this week.Sen. Graig Meyer, a Democrat who represents Caswell, Person, and Orange counties, confirmed a report to ABC11.

U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 130 people in a weekend sweep through North Carolina’s largest city, a federal official said Monday, as the governor warned that the crackdown is simply