Border Patrol deployment to New Orleans faces community resistance amid documented staged operations
Dec 3, 2025 · New Orleans, LA
In December 2025, 250 Border Patrol agents were deployed to New Orleans for Operation Catahoula Crunch, a two-month crackdown aimed at making 5,000 arrests. The deployment prompted widespread community organizing and the formation of Ojos, an ICE-watch group that trained residents to document and report agent activity through a coordinated WhatsApp network. Internal communications revealed Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino characterized the operation as creating "massive disturbance" while agents conducted vehicle tag checks at apartment complexes, enabling undocumented residents to make informed decisions about movement.
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