'Operation Charlotte's Web' is over, sheriff says. DHS disagrees.

After less than a week, an immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina, has ended, a local sheriff announced in a statement.

"Federal officials have confirmed with Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operation, 'Charlotte’s Web,' has officially concluded," the statement said. "As a result, there will be no CBP operations in Charlotte on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025."

Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said in an email to USA TODAY, "The operation is not over and it is not ending anytime soon."

What's happening in North Carolina? Feds are swarming the swing state.

The brief surge of immigration agents triggered protests, led businesses to close and saw tens of thousands of public school students reported absent in Charlotte, the state's largest city. In addition to Charlotte, federal agents also conducted arrests in Durham and Raleigh, the state capital.