DHS ‘Swamp Sweep’ operation aims for nearly 5K arrests in Louisiana, Mississippi

The Division of Homeland Safety is making ready to ship about 250 federal border brokers to Louisiana and Mississippi in a sweeping operation aimed toward arresting practically 5,000 folks within the two states, The Related Press reported Tuesday, citing inner paperwork and folks accustomed to the operation.

The 2-month immigration initiative, referred to as “Swamp Sweep,” is anticipated to launch on December 1 and might be closely targeted on southeastern Louisiana, in keeping with the report. The crackdown marks one of many largest single-state deployments of immigration authorities beneath the Trump administration but.

Officers are anticipated to reach in New Orleans on Friday to place gear, automobiles and different logistics earlier than spreading to Louisiana communities. The operations will prolong from New Orleans by Jefferson, St. Bernard and St. Tammany parishes north towards Baton Rouge, the AP stated. Extra enforcement plans are being deliberate in southeastern Mississippi, though particulars stay restricted.

DHS didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Fox Information Digital.

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Border Patrol brokers may very well be deployed to Louisiana and Mississippi this week as a part of Trump’s rising crackdown on unlawful immigration. (Getty Pictures)

“For the protection and safety of legislation enforcement, we won’t be telegraphing potential operations,” spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin advised the newspaper.

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An aerial view of the downtown New Orleans skyline is seen behind suburban properties on August 26, 2025. (Brandon Bell)

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Spokespeople for Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves — each Republicans who’ve beforehand supported President Donald Trump and his agenda — additionally didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark from Fox Information Digital.

Reeves introduced in August that he “permitted the deployment of roughly 200 Mississippi Nationwide Guard troopers to Washington, D.C., in help of President Trump’s efforts to return legislation and order to our nation’s capital.”

In Might, Landry equally touted a partnership with “the federal authorities to crack down on legal unlawful aliens within the nice state of Louisiana.”

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White Home Border Safety Officer Tom Homan solutions questions throughout a tv interview outdoors the White Home on September 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Pictures)

The enlargement to Louisiana and Mississippi comes because the Trump administration accelerates its nationwide immigration enforcement technique. Federal immigration officers have already been despatched to main cities, together with Los Angeles, Chicago and, most just lately, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, advised Fox Information earlier Tuesday that further operations are being ready for New York Metropolis, signaling that the crackdown will intensify within the coming weeks.

The Related Press contributed to this report.