New Orleans — Federal immigration agents have begun a new enforcement push in the city as the Department of Homeland Security launches Operation Catahoula Crunch, a crackdown aimed at undocumented immigrants with alleged serious criminal histories. According to Reuters, DHS officials say the effort targets individuals previously arrested on charges such as home invasion, armed robbery, and rape.
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The operation follows months of planning and mirrors earlier sweeps in cities including Chicago and Charlotte. Prior internal federal documents indicated DHS expected to deploy between 200 and 250 Border Patrol agents to Louisiana and projected as many as 5,000 arrests across southeast Louisiana and parts of Mississippi. However, Reuters now reports that it remains “unclear how extensive” the operation will be as it begins, and DHS has not released any arrest totals…