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Royce Duplessis

Royce Duplessis

Louisiana State Senator (D–New Orleans)

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Notable Quotes

“It confirms what we already knew — this was not about public safety, it’s about stoking chaos and fear and terrorizing communities,” Duplessis told AP after seeing the surveillance briefings. ([knoe.com](https://www.knoe.com/2025/12/08/records-reviewed-by-ap-detail-online-monitoring-arrests-new-orleans-immigration-crackdown/?utm_source=openai))

Stories

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

Force in Play

Leading Democratic critic of the sweep and surveillance

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