Thematic Linkage: How Louisiana’s anti-immigration legislation may already be colliding with federal corruption investigations

Originally published on July 16, 2025, by KumiKumiko via Substack.com.

“To name a pattern is not to prove conspiracy. But to watch the arc of repression bend toward enforcement is to know—these ain’t coincidences. They’re convergences.“

In speculation I felt compelled to name these convergences plainly.

Acts 399 and 264, passed this spring in Louisiana’s regular legislative session, were supposed to go into effect August 1. But based on what went down yesterday, when the FBI, IRS, and ICE jointly arrested multiple police chiefs during a conference in Baton Rouge, it looks like these laws are already shaping the landscape in real time.

This post is not legal advice. It is not a court filing. It’s not even a political exposé. It’s thematic linkage and yes, speculative. But tell me if I’m far off.

What Just Happened?

Forest Hill Police Chief Glynn Dixon, Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle, and Oakdale Ward 5 Marshal Mike “Freck” Slaney were taken into custody. That alone is enough to raise eyebrows.

But here’s what really got mine raised:

HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) was involved. That’s the investigative arm of ICE.

The arrests happened in Baton Rouge, not at a border checkpoint, not during a raid of migrants’ homes.

The FBI and IRS were also present. So we’re not just talking immigration. We’re talking financial crimes, corruption, and perhaps obstruction.

And all this, two weeks before Act 399 criminalizes any local interference with federal immigration enforcement, and Act 264 grants sweeping authority to a new state-run Fugitive Apprehension Unit that’s specifically empowered to work with ICE.

Coincidence? Maybe. But you see what I see, right?

A Quick Breakdown: Act 399 & Act 264

•Act 399 (formerly SB15)

This law adds teeth, nasty sharp state-funded teeth, to federal immigration enforcement. It criminalizes anyone (even a police chief) who delays or refuses ICE detainers.

Malfeasance in office now includes simply releasing someone without giving ICE a heads up.

This isn’t a subtle bill. It’s a direct legislative nod to ICE, saying

We got your back. And we’ll punish anyone in our system who doesn’t.

•Act 264 (formerly HB303)

This one builds a new Fugitive Apprehension Unit inside the Louisiana Department of Justice. Their job? Track fugitives but also collaborate with ICE and any other federal agency. The law was explicit. ICE is on the list.

It effectively turns Louisiana’s cops into a shadow extension of federal immigration enforcement.

So What’s the Link?

Timing. Intent. Enforcement.

While these laws weren’t yet “active” when the feds made their arrests, they reflect a broader climate of alignment. These aren’t just laws on paper. They’re signals. They institutionalize something that may already be happening off the books.

I’m just saying

If a police chief was found to be obstructing immigration enforcement, deliberately or negligently, Act 399 would make sure they can be charged on the state level too.

If there was a pattern of public officials helping people “slip through the cracks” of ICE’s grasp, Louisiana lawmakers just closed those cracks, sealed them with cement, and called it justice.

Why This Matters

Because this is how state violence works in 2025.

Not with a grand announcement. Not even with full transparency. But through alignment between state law and federal enforcement. Between opaque legislative text and visible handcuffs. Between “just following the law” and setting policy designed to disappear people.

And if you don’t think this will spill over to target immigrant communities, protestors, or Black activists, I got a bridge to sell you in the Atchafalaya Basin.

Final Thought

I know some of y’all will say this is just me being “speculative”

And to that I say Yes. It is. And it should be.

Because history has taught us what happens when we wait for confirmation.

When we pretend laws exist in a vacuum, and not as blueprints for repression.

What I’m offering is a thematic map. A way to connect what we see, what we know, and what we fear before it becomes what we mourn.