For federal officials, who have described people killed by ICE as “domestic terrorists,” the recent convictions in Louisiana’s neighboring state are a success — and a model to follow to stifle future opposition to ICE.
Though federal policy discourages the detention of pregnant women and other at-risk people, Homeland Security numbers show that many have been caught up in the immigration enforcement surge over the past year.
Gov. Landry says getting more visas is the state congressional delegation’s “lane to drive.”
Delaney Nolan discusses the anti-ICE paraders during Mardi Gras.
In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps - not by ICE, but the Coast Guard. Critics say the Trump administration is undermining the Coast Guard’s other missions - and harming working-class boat captains while sparing industries with powerful lobbies.
At first, the writer’s mom wasn’t sure if she should support her daughter’s human-rights work. “She was very very cautious. It was really hard.”
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
Landry pays his respects to the 14 Bourbon Street victims and addresses ICE presence in the city
Led to expect an “exit bonus,” migrants were left empty-handed in their home countries.
La forma en que se aplica la ley es tan importante como la ley misma.
