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Border Patrol to Begin 'Swamp Sweep' in New Orleans Region, Targeting 5,000 Arrests

City policies limiting cooperation collide with state laws requiring assistance to federal immigration authorities.

In an aerial view, downtown New Orleans is seen behind rebuilt homes and vacant lots where homes once stood in the Lower Ninth Ward on August 26.
A sign stating no access to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is displayed inside a business in New Orleans on Thursday, amid reports the US Department of Homeland Security is planning to deploy federal border agents to Louisiana in the coming days.
Downtown New Orleans on Thanksgiving day, amid reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to deploy about 250 federal border agents to Louisiana in the coming days, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Seth Herald
U.S. Border Patrol agents look on, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Overview

  • About 200 to 250 Border Patrol agents are expected to deploy starting Monday for a months-long operation across southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi.
  • Planning documents reviewed by the Associated Press outline actions in New Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and St. Tammany parishes with staging at an FBI field office and a nearby naval base.
  • Cmdr. Gregory Bovino is expected to lead the effort after prior city surges in Chicago and Charlotte that prompted lawsuits and judicial criticism over aggressive tactics.
  • DHS declined to discuss the operation, the New Orleans police say they will not conduct immigration arrests, and Louisiana’s governor has welcomed the federal deployment.
  • Schools, businesses and legal groups have circulated rights guidance and restricted access for agents, and KATC reports ICE has confirmed at least four arrests in Gretna as the rollout begins.