Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans

Gregory Bovino, border patrol chief and face of Trump’s mass deportation efforts, seen patrolling French QuarterFederal agents descended on New Orleans on Wednesday, making Louisiana’s most populous city the latest front in the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on immigrant communities.Masked agents patrolled a heavily Latino suburb in marked and unmarked vehicles, and a resident told the Associated Press he watched agents arresting men outside a home improvement store in New Orleans – a familiar scene that has played out in several major cities in recent months. Continue reading…