As ICE ramps up immigration sweeps, New Orleans' sanctuary city status could be put to the test [View all]
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.
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