A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes.

As dozens of people have been arrested in the Department of Homeland Security’s latest targeted immigration blitz in Charlotte, one question has emerged for residents and leaders in North Carolina’s largest city: Why Charlotte?

The latest city bracing for the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is Charlotte, North Carolina, which could see an influx of federal agents as early as this weekend, a county sheriff said Thursday.

Charlotte is a racially diverse city of more than 900,000 residents, including more than 150,000 who are foreign-born, according to local officials. It is run by a Democratic mayor, though North Carolina's two U.S. senators are Republican and President Donald Trump won the state all three times that he's run for office.

Charlotte officials prepare for a federal immigration crackdown, calling it an invasion as the city pledges to protect migrants from pending raids.

Step inside a North Carolina steakhouse where tradition rules, the menu never changes, and every meal feels like a taste of history.

North Carolina residents attended a training session on what rights people have when interacting with immigration authorities and how to spot federal immigration agents Friday in Charlotte, N.C.