Orleans Sheriff’s Office to stick with immigration policy in spite of new state law

Orleans Sheriff’s Office to stick with immigration policy in spite of new state law

A Louisiana law that creates criminal penalties for local law enforcement officers who do not fully cooperate with federal immigration investigations is putting the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office in a legal quagmire.

Orleans sheriff to stick with immigration policy in spite of new state law • Louisiana Illuminator

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson during a April 8, 2025, press conference at OPSO headquarters. (John Gray/Verite News)NEW ORLEANS – A controversial new state law that creates criminal penalties for local law enforcement officers who do not fully cooperate with federal immigration investigations is set to go into effect next month, putting the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office in a legal quagmire. For more than a decade, under a legal settlemen…

Orleans Sheriff’s Office to Stick With Immigration Policy in Spite of New State Law

A controversial new state law that creates criminal penalties for local law enforcement officers who do not fully cooperate with federal immigration investigations is set to go into effect next month, putting the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office in a legal quagmire.