US EditionFederal border agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans
Operation Catahoula Crunch aims to arrest about 5,000 undocumented immigrants with violent criminal records, expanding federal enforcement in sanctuary cities under the Trump administration.
- On Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched an immigration operation in New Orleans named Operation Catahoula Crunch.
- Homeland Security framed the operation as addressing sanctuary policies, targeting immigrants released after arrests for home invasion, armed robbery, grand theft auto, and rape, DHS said.
- Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, who has overseen similar urban surges, brings prior tactics from Chicago and Charlotte and about 250 federal border agents are expected to deploy in Louisiana.
- Local residents reacted with protests, business closures, Helena Moreno posted legal guidance, and Jeff Landry requested up to 1,000 National Guard members to assist.
- With a target of 5,000 arrests, the operation scales up prior surges; DHS left the duration unspecified, and past Chicago sweeps detained about 4,000, many without criminal records.
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Federal agents expand immigration operations to New Orleans, Minneapolis
Federal immigration authorities have launched a sweeping enforcement push in New Orleans and Minneapolis, broadening the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown in cities with policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration officials. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Wednesday that the New Orleans operation—officially named “Catahoula Crunch”—is aimed at locating immigrants who were released after arrests for violent offense…
Federal agents of border police and immigration have begun a maxi-operation in New Orleans, with hundreds of deployed units and thousands of arrests in the sights under the codename "Catahoula Crunch"
By Rebekah Riess, Andy Rose, Priscilla Alvarez, Emma Tucker, Taylor Galgano and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN. Hours after the Department of Homeland Security officially confirmed the start of its long-awaited immigration operation in New Orleans, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asserted on social media that “the worst of the worst” would be expelled. “The men and women of the Department of Homeland Security’s law enforcement have arrived in Ne…
Border Patrol's expanding role in Trump's immigration crackdown
The Department of Homeland Security confirms it started a sweeping immigration crackdown in New Orleans. The News Hour confirmed that Border Patrol, not Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is primarily running the New Orleans operation. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on how the president’s immigration crackdown is being carried out.
Feds Launch 'Catahoula Crunch' in New Orleans
Federal authorities have launched a major immigration enforcement operation in the New Orleans area, expanding President Trump's campaign beyond previous sweeps in Chicago and North Carolina. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the operation, dubbed "Catahoula Crunch," will last indefinitely and is expected to take place across a region stretching...
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