Former RNC chairman Michael Whatley tells Fox News Digital that Democratic opponent Roy Cooper's repeated opposition to sheriffs working with ICE laid the groundwork for Charlotte raids.

More than 30,000 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County reportedly did not attend school on Monday, Nov. 17. This comes as ICE conducted raids in Charlotte, N.C., over the weekend, arresting more than 200 people.

The Trump administration has a name for its immigration sweep in North Carolina’s largest city. They’re calling it “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” But the granddaughter of the author who wrote the classic children’s tale “Charlotte’s Web” is pushing back.

Federal Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Charlotte have sparked widespread concern, especially after reports of racial profiling, detentions, and property damage.

The mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, said that federal agents will be continuing their operations in the area on Tuesday.

The demonstration comes as Customs and Border Protection has started an operation in North Carolina called “Charlotte’s Web” in the Queen City. The organizer of the event, Evan Branan, says the demonstration is to show that people are going to stand up against ICE like in Chicago and Los Angeles.

Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh, the mayor said, while Customs and Border Protection agents continue operating in Charlotte.

Authorities arrested an estimated 81 people Saturday, which would mark the largest single-day immigration sweep in state history.

Western Carolina University political science professor and expert, Dr. Chris Cooper said it appears that the presence of ICE in North Carolina was imminent.