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Gerald Herbert/AP/APThe New Orleans Police Department says claims made by the Department of Homeland Security concerning an NOPD recruit who was picked up by federal immigration agents are “inaccurate and misleading.” -
Robert Stewart/Verite NewsTuesday’s forum brought together Democratic members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security with leaders in New Orleans, along with community advocates, about the impacts of operation “Catahoula Crunch."
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The Southern Poverty Law Center of Louisiana and other advocacy groups are asking school leaders in the greater New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas to offer remote learning while federal agents are in the region. -
Darwin was one of more than 5,200 students in Jefferson Parish who missed school after federal agents arrived in New Orleans on Dec. 3. -
Federal officials remain tight-lipped about the full scope of the Catahoula Crunch immigration enforcement operation, offering only select information about arrestees with criminal records. -
Records reviewed by The Associated Press show the state's fusion center is tracking message boards for threats to agents and compiling updates on public sentiment. -
On this week’s episode, we check in with reporters covering an immigration sweep in the Gulf South. -
El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional ha enviado agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos a Nueva Orleans, en una operación que el gobierno federal está llamado “Operation Catahoula Crunch.” -
The Department of Homeland Security has dubbed the operation “Catahoula Crunch.” -
Protesters emphasized that the presence of federal officers on city streets was instilling widespread fear, including among U.S. citizens and lawful residents. -
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly deploying 250 Border Patrol agents to the New Orleans area, echoing recent operations in Chicago and North Carolina. -
Federal agents are set to conduct a two-month immigration crackdown starting Dec. 1. The operation aims to arrest around 5,000 people across southeast Louisiana and Mississippi.
