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ICE Data Show Many Noncriminal Arrests as DHS Launches New Orleans Sweep

AP-reviewed files also describe round-the-clock tracking of protests and social media tied to the raids.

Las detenciones del ICE en todo 2025 tuvieron un importante crecimiento con respecto a años anteriores
El operativo migratorio en Nueva Orleans tiene como objetivo el arresto de 5000 migrantes irregulares
Registros internos muestran vigilancia 24/7 sobre críticos, activistas y residentes, mientras autoridades evitan revelar detalles clave de los arrestos del operativo “Catahoula Crunch” (AP/Canva)
Niños migrantes ven televisión en un centro del servicio de inmigración estadounidense en Donna, Texas, el 30 de marzo del 2021. (AP foto/Dario Lopez-Mills, Pool)

Overview

  • Internal ICE records obtained by UC Berkeley’s Data Deportation Project show roughly 220,000 arrests from Jan. 20 to Oct. 15, with about 75,000 detainees lacking criminal records.
  • DHS disputes the Berkeley analysis, saying 70% of arrests involve noncitizens with U.S. convictions or pending charges, a figure outside researchers cannot independently verify from ICE’s dataset.
  • DHS opened Operation Catahoula Crunch on Dec. 3 in the New Orleans area with a stated goal of up to 5,000 arrests over two months.
  • Documents reviewed by the Associated Press indicate only 9 of the first 38 people arrested in New Orleans had criminal records beyond traffic offenses, and agencies are monitoring online discourse to gauge public reaction.
  • Reporting also details White House pressure to raise arrest targets, including pushes for up to 3,000 daily arrests, even as several ICE field offices failed to meet lower daily goals.