US EditionDHS Plans to Deploy 250 Border Agents to Louisiana in Major Immigration Sweep, AP Sources Say
The operation, named 'Swamp Sweep,' aims to arrest about 5,000 people in southeast Louisiana and Mississippi with 250 federal agents deployed, marking a major enforcement push.
- Around 250 federal Border Patrol agents will deploy to New Orleans on Friday to stage equipment ahead of a two-month operation starting Dec. 1 aiming to arrest roughly 5,000 people.
- The deployment follows a recent string of federal crackdowns, marking the latest escalation in the immigration push and prioritizing Louisiana under Governor Jeff Landry's cooperation law.
- To support operations, planning documents show the FBI's New Orleans field office as a command post and a naval base five miles south will store armored vehicles, equipment, and less-lethal munitions.
- Community groups and businesses face safety, economic and civil-rights concerns, with NOPD not conducting immigration arrests, and McLaughlin stating `For the safety and security of law enforcement we're not going to telegraph potential operations`.
- Once `Swamp Sweep` begins, Louisiana will become a major testing ground for the administration's deportation strategy under Gregory Bovino, Border Patrol commander, whose past inland operations yielded at least 130 arrests.
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Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep’
Border agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep,” targeting immigrants in southeast Mississippi and southeast Louisiana communities. Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation. The post Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep,’ Aiming to Arrest Thousands of Immigrants appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Multicultural New Orleans awaits arrival of 'Swamp Sweep' immigration crackdown
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans, the laid-back city known as the Big Easy and the birthplace of jazz, where lavish parades, bead-throwing debauchery and Creole cuisine attract tourists from around the globe, is about to become the next staging…
Multicultural New Orleans awaits arrival of 'Swamp Sweep' immigration crackdown
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans, the laid-back city known as the Big Easy and the birthplace of jazz, where lavish parades, bead-throwing debauchery and Creole cuisine attract tourists from around the globe, is about to become the next staging…
Multicultural New Orleans awaits arrival of 'Swamp Sweep' immigration crackdown
New Orleans is warily awaiting a monthslong federal crackdown to arrest thousands of immigrants. Around 250 federal agents are expected to arrive Friday in the city that is a beacon for tourists from around the globe seeking the delight and…
Multicultural New Orleans awaits arrival of immigration crackdown
New Orleans is warily awaiting a monthslong federal crackdown to arrest thousands of immigrants. Around 250 federal agents are expected to arrive Friday in the city that is a beacon for tourists from around the globe seeking the delight and hedonism of the city's famed Mardi Gras celebrations.
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