The Trump administration will deploy federal Border Patrol agents to Charlotte, North Carolina, for its ongoing immigration crackdown as early as this weekend, according to Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden.

The sheriff said he was contacted by two federal officials and was told U.S. Border Patrol agents could arrive Saturday or the beginning of next week. However, details plans were not disclosed.

Some local officials said they've already received unconfirmed reports of plainclothes officers in various neighborhoods.

The deployment to the Queen City comes after border patrol agents spent about a month in Chicago, prompting protests and demonstrations.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein have not said if they received the same intel.

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