Immigration arrests reported in Raleigh-Durham area, though large-scale operation hasn't materialized

RALEIGH, N.C. — Men wearing vests and green uniforms were seen detaining people around the Raleigh-Durham area Tuesday, but an escalated operation like the one in Charlotte for the past three days did not materialize.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Men wearing vests and green uniforms were seen detaining people around the Raleigh-Durham area Tuesday, but an escalated operation like the one in Charlotte for the past three days did not materialize.

Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell had said late Monday that officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection were already in Raleigh.

But Tuesday, a senior administration official told NBC News that Customs and Border Protection did not have plans for an operation in Raleigh at this time. Gregory Bovino, the U.S. Border Patrol commander at-large overseeing the Charlotte operation, planned to remain there, the official said.

Asked about the conflicting information, Cowell’s spokeswoman referred to comments Cowell made Tuesday at a meeting of the Raleigh City Council.

Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino searches for undocumented immigrants in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday.Ryan Murphy / Getty Images“Our law enforcement partners have confirmed that Border Patrol is in Wake County — there have been several confirmed sightings — and Durham County,” Cowell said. Wake County includes Raleigh.