Enough talk — Governor Jeff Landry is doing what tens of millions of Americans expect: putting public safety ahead of left-wing sanctimony. When the federal government plans an operation to remove violent, criminal illegal aliens from Louisiana streets, patriotic leaders should stand with it, not howl about politics. This is about protecting families and restoring order to neighborhoods that have been neglected for too long.
Washington’s new “Swamp Sweep” will deploy roughly 250 federal Border Patrol agents and aims to make thousands of arrests across southeast Louisiana and parts of Mississippi, beginning in early December — a focused, two-month push to take dangerous people off the streets. Conservatives who warned that open-borders policies invite crime were vindicated the moment federal boots went on the ground; law-and-order enforcement is what actually keeps communities safe. If Democrats truly cared about constituents, they’d welcome enforcement instead of reflexively defending lawbreakers.
Governor Landry has been clear and unapologetic: his administration is coordinating with federal partners and local law enforcement to target criminal aliens who prey on Louisianans. “If you go out there and break the law, we’re gonna put you in jail,” he told reporters, and that plain-speaking resolve is exactly what voters elected him to deliver. Enough platitudes — it’s time to enforce the law, arrest the violent, and deport those who flout our sovereignty.
Make no mistake, this will draw predictable outrage from woke officials who have turned cities into safe havens for criminals and political theater. New Orleans and other liberal enclaves have resisted tough enforcement for years while ordinary citizens suffer harassment, theft, and violent crime; those policies aren’t compassionate, they’re cruel to victims. Americans who work hard and play by the rules deserve leaders who will defend them from lawlessness, not virtue-signal while their communities decay.
Local officers on the ground — like Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley — have already signaled the need for stronger action after years of nuisance and violent incidents tied to illegal activity around key areas. That kind of on-the-ground testimony should be decisive for any governor who values public safety over headlines. Governor Landry’s partnership with federal agencies and state police is the responsible, muscular response voters expect from conservatives who actually govern.
This is also a test for the rest of the right: will we back bold enforcement or cower when the media screams? If American cities are to be safe again, governors and federal leaders must be allowed to do the hard work of arresting and removing dangerous illegal aliens, and patriots should cheer them on. Louisiana is showing the way — and hardworking Americans across the country will remember which politicians stood up for law and order when it mattered most.
