RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The presence of Customs and Border Patrol agents in the Triangle on Tuesday created a ripple effect across the region, prompting families to keep children home from school and leading several businesses to close for the day out of caution.

"I think that more than anything else, they're afraid," said Anabel Rosa, a lawyer who volunteers with the nonprofit El Centro Hispano.

Videos shared online showed agents in Raleigh asking people, "Are you a US citizen? Are you a US citizen?" Rosa said operations like these reach far beyond the locations where agents are present.

"People are staying home and they're unfortunately keeping their kids home, which is sad," she said.

Several businesses across the Triangle chose not to open on Wednesday. Some shops along Chatha

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