Federal agents from U.S. Border Patrol are expected to arrive in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend to search for and arrest illegal immigrants in the sanctuary city, prompting concerns from elected officials and the community.

Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden told the Washington Examiner on Friday afternoon that the department is prepared for the arrival of hundreds of Border Patrol agents. Unlike in Chicago, the agents will be staying in privately owned hotels rather than at a military base.

“They’re here. They’re here. Listen, they are here in the hotels. They are here in the hotels,” McFadden said.

McFadden anticipated the agents will be going up into East Charlotte and South Boulevard.

“If you’re not familiar with Charlotte, those are the two unbelievable corridors of Latinos. And the sad part, two or three festivals or Latino activities were this weekend. They had to cancel it,” McFadden said. “Even the corporations here, like Lowe’s and Home Depot, they have contractors, legitimate contractors, but they, but they know some of the contractors help are undocumented immigrants. Construction sites have almost shut down. Restaurants almost shut down. Why? Because everybody lives in fear for a moment. It’s chaos, but it’s designed chaos.”

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