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00:00Trump Admin to Deploy Border Patrol in New Orleans for Immigration Crackdown
00:04The Trump administration is preparing to launch a major immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans,
00:10potentially beginning as early as December 1, Department of Homeland Security sources reported.
00:16According to CBS News, roughly 200 federal border patrol agents are expected to be sent to the city
00:21as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration, internal government documents show.
00:25The initiative targets Democratic-led cities, extending enforcement far beyond the U.S.-Mexico border.
00:32New Orleans would join other cities targeted by the administration,
00:35following a recent large-scale border patrol roundup in Charlotte, led by Gregory Bovino.
00:40A DHS official told CBS News that the Charlotte operation, dubbed Charlotte's Web,
00:45resulted in more than 200 arrests and is expected to wind down this week.
00:50Bovino's teams have previously carried out similar raids in Chicago and Los Angeles,
00:54arresting suspected undocumented immigrants at work sites, Home Depot parking lots, and other public locations.
01:01These operations have drawn protests and heightened tensions,
01:04with critics accusing federal agents of racial profiling and heavy-handed tactics.
01:09Trump administration officials have rejected those allegations,
01:12asserting that arrests are based solely on immigration status and not race.
01:17They have also defended the use of force by agents,
01:20citing incidents of attacks against law enforcement personnel.
01:23Bovino told CBS News last month that the conduct of agents during the Chicago raids had been exemplary.
01:30New Orleans, led by a Democratic mayor, but with a cooperative Republican governor,
01:35is a focus of DHS operations, with agents requesting armored vehicles and special forces for both it and Charlotte.
01:42As the federal government moves to implement its far-reaching crackdown,
01:46the New Orleans deployment is expected to become a flashpoint in the ongoing debate over immigration enforcement in U.S. cities,
01:53far from the southern border.
01:55Protests and political clashes appear likely as federal agents prepare to descend on the city.
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