Overview
- Roughly 250 Border Patrol agents could arrive in New Orleans as soon as Friday ahead of the planned launch.
- Associated Press–reviewed documents describe a target of about 5,000 arrests over the two-month operation.
- The footprint extends from New Orleans through Jefferson, St. Bernard and St. Tammany parishes to Baton Rouge, with teams also planned for southeastern Mississippi.
- Part of the FBI’s New Orleans field office is designated as a command post, and the local naval reserve base was requested to store vehicles, equipment and “less-lethal” munitions.
- Gov. Jeff Landry signals cooperation with federal partners, while Mayor-elect Helena Moreno raises concerns and seeks volunteer legal support for residents.