Homeland Security Investigations agents pat down two employees of Barrois Welding Services in Harvey during a raid Thursday, October. 30, 2025. Agents detained 25 people at the site. (Photo courtesy of ICE)
A federal immigration raid at a Jefferson Parish shipyard last week resulted in the detention of 25 people without legal resident status, according to the Homeland Security Investigations office in New Orleans.
The agency issued a news release Monday with details on the operation conducted last Thursday at Barrois Welding Services in Harvey. Its raid followed the arrest of one of its employees in March for immigration violations. That led federal agents to serve a subpoena to company owner Russel Barrois, who failed to provide required employee documents or a current employee listing after multiple arrests, the local Homeland Security Investigations office reported…