Trump admin takes aim at New Orleans in latest US immigration crackdown

The country’s president, Donald Trump, has made the most recent immigration crackdown known, this time aimed at New Orleans, in the country.

The administration’s “Operation Catahoula Crunch” was named after a New Orleansian parish and a state-wide dog breed, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday.

The Trump administration’s most recent effort is to increase immigration enforcement in Democrat-led cities, particularly those with laws known as “sanctuary policies” that forbid local authorities from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

According to Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesman for DHS, the enforcement will target undocumented individuals who have been found guilty of crimes in New Orleans and have since been free.

By releasing illegal criminal aliens and making DHS law enforcement risk their lives, Sanctuary policies “endanger American communities” said McLaughlin in a statement.

She said, “It is asinine that these monsters were released back onto New Orleans streets and COMMIT MORE CRIMES and DESISTANTS.”

New Orleans was previously listed as one of the so-called “Sanctuary Cities” by the US Department of Justice, but the local government officials have questioned its inclusion, according to The Times-Picayune newspaper.

They claim that the city has no laws that directly impair federal immigration enforcement. According to the newspaper, the closest measure to change is an Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office policy that forbids local jails from holding prisoners who have served their sentences until they are ready to serve them.

However, those who have been found guilty of a serious crime have some exceptions to that rule.

Possible National Guard deployment

On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security released no details about how many immigration agents would be dispatched to New Orleans.

However, the Trump administration’s “Swamp Sweep” initiative was reportedly slated to deploy about 250 federal agents throughout Louisiana as part of the wider effort.

According to the news agency, the operation aims to arrest 5, 000 people.

The move appears to be in line with a well-known playbook used by the Trump administration in Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, D.C.

The National Guard’s deployment has often been preceded by the surge in federal agents. There has been a lot of opposition to the tactic.

Republican governor Jeff Landry, the governor of Louisiana, has officially requested that the military send up to 1, 000 National Guard members to New Orleans, in contrast to many Democrat-controlled states.

Landry stated on Tuesday that he anticipated approval of a deployment by the end of December. Trump also stated that the anticipated timeline would be “a few weeks” in the same day.

The plan is out of step with the needs of the city, according to several local officials, who claim it is likely to lead to a dangerous escalation.

“New Orleans welcomes partnership. US Congressman Troy Carter, who sits in the federal legislature with Louisiana, wrote on Twitter that “we do not welcome occupation.”