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Border Patrol’s ‘Catahoula Crunch’ Reaches Day 5 in New Orleans With Protests and Transparency Demands

Local leaders demand transparency from Border Patrol during the New Orleans sweeps.

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FILE - Wilma Fuentes yells at Customs and Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and some of his agents as they walk through a neighborhood during an immigration crackdown, in Kenner, La., Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
FILE - Customs and Border Patrol agents question occupants of a vehicle they pulled over, during an immigration crackdown in Kenner, La., Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
FILE - U.S. Border Patrol Commander at large Gregory Bovino, center, walks on the street in New Orleans, La., Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Overview

  • Border Patrol said enforcement will run through the weekend, with Cmdr. Gregory Bovino telling reporters operations would occur every day.
  • Internal planning documents indicate roughly 250 agents are deployed with a goal of detaining up to 5,000 people, though officials have not provided a full arrest tally.
  • Security video shows agents chasing U.S. citizen Jacelynn Guzman to her Marrero home before leaving, and witnesses say two legal permanent residents detained in Metairie were released after their documents were checked.
  • Mayor‑elect Helena Moreno pressed for arrest data, legal justifications and visible identification from agents, while DHS rejected profiling allegations and said it targets noncitizens with criminal records.
  • Protesters rallied in New Orleans and Metairie as Kenner police publicly backed the operation and highlighted a federal custody case involving a man they say has prior violent charges.