Philadelphia is among five Democratic-led cities where President Trump is preparing to send ICE tactical teams ahead of nationwide protests.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to deploy tactical units to Philadelphia and multiple other Democrat-run cities, according to CBS News. The move comes amid heightened anxiety among the city’s immigrant communities and an uptick in immigration enforcement in the area. Here’s what we know so far.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested four individuals during a worksite enforcement operation at Wyoming Valley Pallets

Sources with NBC News confirmed ICE will deploy its Special Response Team (SRT) units to Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, North Virginia, and New York.

Prisons in Pennsylvania have long honored ICE requests to detain undocumented immigrants even after they've made bail. As Trump increases immigration enforcement, some are backing away.

ICE is preparing to deploy Special Response Teams (SRTs) to five cities run by Democratic leaders ahead of anticipated protest activity this weekend, FOX has confirmed.

Protesters gathered Thursday night on East Third Street in Bethlehem, a day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 17 construction workers at the Five 10 Flats apartment complex.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man impersonating a law enforcement officer tied up and robbed a woman at a business in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia. It happened Sunday at an auto repair shop on the 6400 block of Harbison Avenue, right next to the headquarters of Northeast Detectives.

Organizers designated Philadelphia as the lead city in a movement spanning the nation, with over 2,000 protests planned.

Philadelphia is among five Democratic-led cities that President Trump is preparing to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactical teams, according to CBS News.

Groups have also taken to social media to assuage fears and guide newfound allies in how to help. On Friday, the immigrant rights group New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia acknowledged ICE’s shifting enforcement tactics but reminded people the agency had so far been selective in its Philly operations.