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December 4, 2025

Immigration Agents Deploy to New Orleans and Twin Cities, Seeking to Arrest Thousands
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The Trump administration deployed federal Border Patrol agents across
immigrant communities in the New Orleans area Wednesday, calling it
"Operation Catahoula Crunch." Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol
official who has been the face of President Trump's mass deportation
campaign, was seen patrolling the city's French Quarter. A New Orleans
resident told the Associated Press he watched agents arresting men
outside a home improvement store. The Trump administration says it's
seeking to arrest 5,000 people during the surge. It comes as Immigration
and Customs agents have begun a mass arrest campaign in Minnesota
targeting Somali American communities in the Minneapolis-St. Paul
region. The raids follow a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday in which Trump
called Somalis "garbage." Trump then doubled down on his racist rhetoric
Wednesday.


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