"Around 250 federal border agents are set to descend on New Orleans in the coming weeks for a two-month immigration crackdown dubbed Swamp Sweep that aims to arrest roughly 5,000 people across southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press and three people familiar with the operation. The deployment, which is expected to begin in earnest on Dec. 1, marks the latest escalation in a series of rapid-fire immigration crackdowns unfolding nationwide"
"In Louisiana, the operation is unfolding on the home turf of Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, a close Trump ally who has moved to align state policy with the White House's enforcement agenda. But, as seen in other blue cities situated in Republican-led states, increased federal enforcement presence could set up a collision with officials in liberal New Orleans who have long resisted federal sweeps."
A two-month immigration operation called Swamp Sweep will deploy about 250 federal border agents across southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi with a goal of roughly 5,000 arrests starting Dec. 1. The deployment is part of a broader pattern of rapid immigration crackdowns in cities nationwide. The operation occurs in a state led by Gov. Jeff Landry, who has aligned state policy with aggressive federal enforcement, raising the prospect of conflicts with liberal New Orleans officials who historically resist federal sweeps. Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol commander tied to prior large-scale crackdowns, was selected to oversee the effort. The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment.
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