Overview
- Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino said detention operations will run every day through Sunday in the New Orleans area.
- DHS reported dozens of arrests to date but declined to release detainee specifics and rejected accusations of racial profiling.
- Mayor-elect Helena Moreno demanded briefings on stops and arrests, the removal of face coverings, and visible identification from agents.
- Legal advocates said they were contacted about 15 detainees, most with work authorization or other status, and a widely shared chase video drew a DHS explanation that relatives dispute.
- Local cooperation has been uneven, with Kenner police halting traffic to assist agents as the state attorney general warned NOPD that its limited-support policy could expose its chief to a criminal charge.