The United States is facing a “heightened threat environment” following the deadly New Orleans attack on New Year’s Day, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Jan. 5.
The attack left 14 people dead and dozens injured after a man drove a truck into crowds on Bourbon Street in the historic French Quarter of the city. The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar of Texas, was later killed in a shoot-out with police.
In an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Mayorkas said that his office has worked with law enforcement in New Orleans and implemented sweeping precautionary measures for the Sugar Bowl college football game and other upcoming events in the wake of the incident….