Rob Brisley, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said agents arrested over 130 people during the first two days of the operation.

Stein urged federal agents to focus on “violent criminals, not neighbors walking down the street, going to church, or putting up Christmas decorations.”

Homeland Security said it was “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web” but didn’t say how long agents would remain in Charlotte.

Reports have emerged of federal agents arresting U.S. citizens amid the ongoing immigration crackdown taking place in the city.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino has left Chicago for North Carolina​, but communities on Chicago have nevertheless remained on high alert since he departed.

Before he got a call this week from CNN about reports US Border Patrol agents might be headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, City Councilmember Malcolm Graham had no idea such a plan was even in the cards.