#EXCLUSIVE What started as a what Border Patrol says was a “consensual encounter” turned unstable very quickly in the New Orleans area.
Border Patrol approached several men working on a roof—Some of them ran, others pulled up ladders to prevent agents from apprehending them. At one point one of the confirmed illegal immigrants dumped a bucket of nails towards agents and wielded scrap metal displaying what the agency calls pre-assaultive indicators.
One illegal immigrant was taken into custody. The two on the roof who refused to come down are now considered targets.
This as
@DHSgov says assaults and attacks on federal law enforcement are up more than 1,150% when compared to last year.
This all comes as the governor says he welcomes the federal presence.
It’s important to note that BP and ICE have been operating here for decades—It is a coastal border after all.