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J.P. Morrell

J.P. Morrell

President, New Orleans City Council

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Morrell has argued that Catahoula Crunch is “not about a narrow group of violent offenders” but about a broad, numbers-driven deportation goal that will sweep in workers and families. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/b2b5fd447fee7e1886323e1bc3fa2d4c?utm_source=openai))

Stories

Trump’s 2025 mass-deportation drive reaches New Orleans with ‘Catahoula crunch’

Force in Play

Leading local oversight and criticism of the sweep

On December 3, 2025, President Trump launched Operation Catahoula Crunch, a Border Patrol sweep targeting 5,000 arrests in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. The operation deployed roughly 250 agents to raid big-box stores, workplaces, and residential neighborhoods while conducting round-the-clock online surveillance of activists, protests, and community organizing.

Updated 6 days ago