(Washington) Will Donald Trump finally decide to deploy federal troops in New Orleans rather than Chicago, firmly in his viewfinder the day before? The American president, who continues to threaten the cities led by his democratic opponents, continued to blur the tracks on Wednesday.
“We are going to intervene” in Chicago to tackle crime, said Republican president 24 hours earlier, without specifying when. A project rejected by local political leaders, mayor and Democrats governor in mind.
Claiming a completely eradicated crime from Washington since he imposed the deployment of federal troops in mid-August, “I could do the same with Chicago; We could do the same with New York; We could do it with Los Angeles, “said the republican president from the White House on Wednesday, before advancing a new track.
“We are making a decision: are we going to Chicago?” Or are we going in a place like New Orleans? “, He continued.
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“So we may go to Louisiana, where New Orleans has a crime problem. We will settle this in about two weeks, it’s easier in Washington, “said Donald Trump.
“But we could solve the problem in Chicago,” he said. “I’m going to tell you who supports us: the inhabitants of Chicago. I would like them to say that they have incompetent people “in power at the local level, he said, in reference to the Democrats.
“We will take the help of President Donald Trump,” said the Republican Governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry on X.
In this republican state in the south of the country, New Orleans, its largest city, is a democratic exception.
“Militarizing the streets of New Orleans is not a solution. Point, “said the Democratic parliamentarian of Louisiana Troy A. Carter on X.” New Orleans needs means, not at a political blow. »»
On Wednesday, Jeff Landry announced the opening of a new detention center for migrants in its state during a press conference alongside the Minister of Internal Security Kristi Noem and the Minister of Justice Pam Bondi.
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The governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry (center), surrounded by American secretary for internal security Kristi Noem (left) and the general prosecutor of the United States, Pam Bondi, September 3, 2025.
This center, located in Angola prison, in Louisiana, will bring together “the worst foreign criminals in an irregular situation, gang members, rapists, drug traffickers and human beings who do not have their place in the country,” he said, taking over Donald Trump’s speech.
In July, Human Rights Watch had denounced the retention of migrants in centers where they are treated “degrading and dehumanizing”.
According to the NGO, the daily average of people in detention centers jumped during the first months of the Trump presidency, saying that almost three -quarters of prisoners have no criminal past.
