North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said Wednesday that he has not heard from the White House about federal agents coming to Charlotte.

“If we had absolute confidence that ICE was going to come here, and they were going to go and find violent, dangerous drug traffickers and criminals, and be targeted in their work, the city would welcome them with open arms,” he said. “I’m almost certain of that.”

CBS News and CNN have reported that U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chicago will soon depart for Charlotte and New Orleans. Speaking to journalists briefly, Stein responded to the reports after he spoke at an event celebrating automaker Scout Motors’ new headquarters in Charlotte.

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