350 Arrests Made Towards End of Second Week of 'Catahoula Crunch' Immigration Operation

350 arrests made towards end of second week of 'Catahoula Crunch' immigration operation

As the second week of "Catahoula Crunch," an immigration crackdown operation in New Orleans, comes to a close, new information has come to light regarding the number of arrests made.

Trump’s immigration tactics aren’t taking root in Louisiana

U.S. Border Patrol agents mistakenly detain a man before releasing him at a construction site Dec. 3, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. This comes on the first day of Operation Catahoula Crunch in Louisiana, launched by the Department of Homeland Security as a part of the immigration enforcement surge on undocumented immigrants in the United States. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)There’s scant evidence that the Trump administration’s intensif…

New Orleans: French Quarter march against ICE gathers support of service workers and tourists

New Orleans, LA – On Saturday, December 12, a crowd of 100 people took to the streets of downtown New Orleans to protest the ongoing “Catahoula Crunch” ICE and Border Patrol operation in Louisiana. The action was part of a regular Saturday protest schedule by the No Troops coalition, an ad-hoc group of about a dozen organizations united against Trump’s federal takeover. Operation Catahoula Crunch, also known as Operation Swamp Sweep, has been on…

Responding to WWL report, Bovino says Border Patrol has detained 350 in Louisiana operation

Bovino called our reporting “incorrect,” though at the time the story aired, DHS had not yet provided updated information.

350 people have been detained so far in Border Patrol’s Louisiana operations, Gregory Bovino says

More than two weeks in to U.S. Border Patrol’s “Catahoula Crunch” operation in Louisiana, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino said around 350 people have been detained as part of the sweeping immigration enforcement efforts.

Border Patrol reports nearly 350 arrests in Louisiana immigration operation

Chief says Operation Catahoula Crunch continues in New Orleans area