Federal Immigration Enforcement in Raleigh to Begin on Tuesday: Mayor

Mayor Janet Cowell told the local outlet WRAL News that agents are ‘already in Raleigh and will be active tomorrow.’

U.S. Border Patrol Commander at large Gregory Bovino takes a phone call in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 17, 2025. Matt Kelley/AP Photo

Federal immigration agents are already deployed to North Carolina’s capital city and could begin to conduct immigration enforcement operations there as soon as Tuesday, the city’s mayor said.

Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell told the local outlet WRAL News that agents are “already in Raleigh and will be active tomorrow.”