Border Patrol agents arrested more than 250 people in Charlotte this past week and, according to reports, could begin operations in Louisiana and Mississippi as soon as next week.

The Department of Homeland Security says more than 250 people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally have been arrested in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. Meanwhile, DHS plans to target New Orleans for its next immigration crackdown operation as early as next month.

In a release to their affiliate stations, one of the officials told NBC News that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may return later to Charlotte to continue its operation.

AG: “New Orleans has seen a high number of violent crimes committed by illegal aliens, including Kristie Thibodeaux, who was shot to death in the French Quarter."

Landry said ICE was welcome to come and “start taking some of these dangerous criminal illegal aliens off of our streets.”

Dozens of people were arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday during the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) latest targeted immigration enforcement operation. DHS officials described the operation as a targeted "surge" intended to apprehend "criminal illegal aliens who flocked to the Tar Heel State because they knew sanctuary