RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Federal agents with ICE, Customs and Border Protection will be in Raleigh as early as Tuesday this week.

Sen. Graig Meyer, a Democrat who represents Caswell, Person, and Orange counties, confirmed a report to ABC11 .

Our newsgathering partner, the Raleigh News and Observer , is also reporting that U.S. Border Patrol will be in Raleigh on Tuesday after a weekend of arrests and protests in Charlotte. The newspaper said Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell confirmed the information to them Monday.

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ABC11 reached out to Cowell, who released a statement on the impending action.

"As the capital city, it is important to us that everyone who lives, works, plays, and learns in Raleigh feels s

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