Hundreds of U.S. Border Patrol agents are reportedly set to begin a major immigration crackdown across much of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi this week as part of what has been dubbed operation “Swamp Sweep.”

The planned action follows similar surges in Chicago (operation “Midway Blitz”) and Charlotte, North Carolina (operation “Charlotte’s Web”), where agents have been accused of using overly aggressive tactics against both people suspected of being in the country illegally and those protesting the deployments.

In response to the impending surge around New Orleans, some area business owners and workers are staying home, rather than risking arrest for themselves or their customers. Several Hispanic-owned restaurants have temporarily closed. A Kenner priest, whose congrega

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