The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched an immigration crackdown on Wednesday in New Orleans, the latest Democratic-run city to be targeted by the Trump administration.

"The men and women of DHS law enforcement have landed in The Big Easy," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said on X, using the nickname for the Louisiana city.

Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents "will remove the worst of the worst from New Orleans, Louisiana, after the city's sanctuary politicians have ignored the rule of law."

Sanctuary policies enacted by the local authorities in New Orleans limit the cooperation of local law enforcement with federal immigration agents.

The DHS crackdown in New Orleans comes a day after President Donald Trump said he plans to send National Guard troops to

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