ICE TO OPEN ANGOLA PRISON WING UNDER LOUISIANA’S ‘OPERATION GEAUX’

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and federal officials plan to announce a new ICE detention unit inside Angola Prison as part of Operation GEAUX, expanding state–federal enforcement coordination. The move would repurpose an unused prison wing for immigration detention, with officials framing it as targeting criminal noncitizens. Advocates warn of prison-like conditions, access-to-counsel issues, and broader escalation as Louisiana grows into an ICE detention hub.