CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WLOS) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has concluded “Charlotte’s Web,” its immigration crackdown operation in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County officials confirmed Thursday.

Border Patrol agents involved in the operation have departed the city, according to a press release from the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office also confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will continue operations in the county “as they always have.”

Over the weekend, Border Patrol agents were deployed to Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina. City officials and community leaders encouraged residents to protest peacefully and record agents’ actions from a distance during the agency’s stay. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein responded to the effort, saying that it is instilling fear into the community.

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“We’ve seen masked, heavily armed agents in paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars, targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling, and picking up random people in parking lots and off of our sidewalks,” Stein said in a video statement on Sunday, Nov. 16. “This is not making us safer. It’s stoking fear and dividing our community.”

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that as of Wednesday, more than 250 people in the Charlotte area have been arrested. Of those 250, the federal officials said “numerous” individuals had “extensive immigration and criminal histories.” The agency also listed several of those arrested with photos attached, calling them the “worst of the worst.”

Federal agents have also expanded their immigration crackdown operations to Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. Residents in Raleigh, too, have been advised to remain peaceful and call the police if they feel unsafe.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is set to remain in North Carolina this week.

Nonprofit organization CIMA WNC, which advocates for immigrant rights, reported in a social media post Wednesday that federal agents were spotted in Lenoir and Blowing Rock.

In and outside of the Hispanic community, there is growing concern that Border Patrol agents will be headed to western North Carolina, or Asheville specifically, next.

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On Friday, Nov. 14, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer released a statement on social media in reference to Gov. Josh Stein’s statement about Border Patrol’s presence in the state, saying that Asheville could be “targeted.”

“We have learned that Asheville may be a targeted city. I stand with the governor in his strong statement in support of all of our civil rights,” Manheimer wrote, in part.

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office also released a statement this past weekend, saying it hasn’t received any official word from U.S. Customs and Border Protection about planned activity in Buncombe County.

An “ICE Out” protest also took place in downtown Asheville this weekend, in which hundreds of people voiced their disapproval of these agents being in the state.