Federal border agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans

By JACK BROOK Associated Press Summary for America NEW ORLEANS AP A federal immigration crackdown began Wednesday in New Orleans under an operation that a Homeland Precaution official reported would target violent criminals expanding the Trump administration s sweeps that have unfolded in other U S cities Related Articles In contemporary times in History December U S military opens all jobs to women Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP management funds from states resisting records request including Colorado Trump says he doesn t want Somalis in the US urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it Federal bureaucrats plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants AP source says Costco joins companies suing for refunds if Trump s tariffs fall The aim of the operation is to capture immigrants who were circulated after their arrests for crimes such as home invasion armed robbery and rape Homeland Prevention Department Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin mentioned in a report She did not say how several agents would be deployed under the operation Louisiana has been preparing for weeks for an immigration crackdown that Republican Gov Jeff Landry has explained he would welcome Sanctuary policies endanger American communities by releasing illegal criminal aliens and forcing DHS law enforcement to jeopardy their lives to remove criminal illegal aliens that should have never been put back on the streets McLaughlin revealed The Trump administration also launched immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles Chicago and Charlotte North Carolina Landry is a close Trump ally who has moved to align state procedures with the White House s enforcement agenda Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press Review for America Statehouse News Initiative Account for America is a nonprofit national provision initiative that places journalists in local newsrooms to assessment on undercovered issues