As ICE ramps up immigration sweeps, New Orleans' sanctuary city status could be put to the test

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Source: CBS News

February 8, 2025 / 8:13 PM EST


New Orleans — It's 5:30 a.m. just outside New Orleans, and a group of agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration just pulled over and arrested a man as part of what have become daily targeted operations in the New Orleans metro area.

During this particular operation which ICE invited CBS News to view, the goal is to detain and deport three different immigrants they say are undocumented and were recently charged with a variety of crimes.

"We're working a lot more on our caseload now," Brian Acuna, an ICE deputy field officer involved with the operation, told CBS News. "We're looking to take the worst of the worst off the streets."

ICE says these operations are a top priority, and they come as the new Trump administration has immediately intensified efforts to target illegal immigration and carry out mass deportations. This week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said its immigration crackdown has resulted in more than 8,000 arrests since President Trump's inauguration.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-immigration-sweeps-new-orleans-sanctuary-city-status-put-to-the-test/

[J_William_Ryan]

1. "We're working a lot more on our caseload now..."

OK – clearly there’s no need for NOPD to get involved, or any other local authorities.

And there’s no such thing as a ‘sanctuary city’; state and local authorities cannot be compelled to enforce Federal laws – including immigration laws.

It’s perfectly appropriate, lawful, and constitutional for state and local authorities to refrain from using their resources to detain undocumented immigrants.

[Norrrm]

2. Hey, ICE! There might be an immigrant escort there who falsely got her genius visa by

claiming phony education and languages that she really does not speak well.

[Bengus81]

3. 8,000 arrests and how many were actually US citizens that you had to turn loose?

This is like what VN became,a War of numbers and little else.