Nick DeLaCanal

We are seeing some community pushback.

You know, there was a big protest in Uptown on Saturday, and advocacy groups are recruiting volunteers to monitor agents.

We've already seen some tense confrontations between activists and agents.

And so I think what we can expect is for the tension to grow for as long as this operation continues.

Thank you.

Agents were filmed smashing a man's car window and pulling him from a vehicle in South Charlotte.

On the city's east side, restaurants locked their doors as agents chased a man into a laundromat and tackled an employee at a nearby car repair shop.

The shop's owner, who didn't want her name used for fear of retribution, said the man was her lead mechanic.

Just blocks away, a woman filmed agents who stopped her landscaping crew as they were putting up Christmas lights, then let them go after questioning.

For NPR News, I'm Nick Delacanel in Charlotte.

Agents were filmed smashing a man's car window and pulling him from a vehicle in South Charlotte.

On the city's east side, restaurants locked their doors as agents chased a man into a laundromat and tackled an employee at a nearby car repair shop.

The shop's owner, who didn't want her name used for fear of retribution, said the man was her lead mechanic.

The business depends on clients and workers.

If my workers are taken...

I gotta close my business today.

Just blocks away, a woman filmed agents who stopped her landscaping crew as they were putting up Christmas lights, then let them go after questioning.

For NPR News, I'm Nick Delacanel in Charlotte.

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office says Border Patrol agents will arrive in Charlotte in the coming days.

But details are still vague, including how many federal agents and for how long.