The Department of Homeland Security launched an immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans that it dubbed “Operation Catahoula Crunch,” targeting illegal immigrants it said were released from the city jail, according to Newsmax national correspondent Joe Moeller, reporting Wednesday from the city’s historic French Quarter.
DHS plans to arrest illegal immigrants who were released from the Orleans Parish Jail, as the facility has faced criticism for allegedly not cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Moeller said on Newsmax’s “National Report.”
The dispute also prompted Louisiana lawmakers to pass laws pressing local agencies to cooperate with federal authorities.
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