Immigration crackdown begins in New Orleans today as new operation is announced in Twin Cities
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The Department of Homeland Security announced today the start of the anticipated immigration operation in New Orleans, dubbing it “Operation Catahoula Crunch.”
• The Department of Homeland Security announced today the start of the anticipated immigration operation in New Orleans, dubbing it “Operation Catahoula Crunch.” • A new Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, will target undocumented Somali immigrants, according to a federal official. • President Donald Trump said in his Cabinet meeting yesterday he does not want Somali immigrants in the United States, referring to them as “garbage” who should “go back to where they came from.” • The operations in New Orleans and Minnesota follow immigration crackdowns in several Democratic-led cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Memphis, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina. As anticipated, the Department of Homeland Security today launched a federal law enforcement surge in New Orleans, Louisiana, dubbed “Operation Catahoula Crunch” by the agency. Targets of the operation will include “violent criminals who were released after arrest for home invasion, armed robbery, grand theft auto, and rape,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
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