ICE, BORDER PATROL SWARM NEW ORLEANS: MONTHSLONG SWEEP AIMS FOR 5,000 ARRESTS; NATIONAL GUARD EXPECTED

Hundreds of Border Patrol and ICE agents have deployed to New Orleans for a months-long interior enforcement operation tied to the Trump administration’s national crackdown. AP- and Reuters-sourced planning documents indicate a target of roughly 5,000 arrests across southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino confirmed he is on scene, and Gov. Jeff Landry said National Guard members are likely to join. The surge follows recent operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte and has prompted legal challenges and rights-group pushback.