"This is like the Super Bowl of our community engagement events," Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce said.
Democrats say agents are "operating in the shadows," while Republicans applaud efforts to make communities safer.
Grassroots advocacy organizations are partnering up as they believe the effects of ICE agents in Charlotte are already being felt across the state.
Some activists fear that the crackdown in Charlotte could reach other parts of the state, including the Triangle.
Charlotte residents report encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes.
"Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal illegal aliens hurting them, their families, or their neighbors."