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Who is ICE arresting in Louisiana, and where? We broke it down.

ICE arrests in Louisiana have reached record highs, as more people without criminal histories are being detained.
by Delaney Nolan August 30, 2026 Updated August 30, 2026

Behind The Lens Podcast: Contempt of court (audio)

by Carolyne Heldman August 28, 2026 Updated August 30, 2026

ICE field director faces contempt charges after twice disregarding judge’s orders

Louisiana judge will decide Wednesday whether to charge ICE officials with contempt for flouting his orders releasing an unlawfully detained Ethiopian man
by Delaney Nolan August 18, 2026 Updated August 22, 2026

“Stuck in purgatory”: ICE detention times in Louisiana stretch on for years

The number of people in ICE detention at least a year has spiked five-fold, leading to an unprecedented surge in petitions that ask federal judges to intervene.
by Delaney Nolan June 18, 2026 Updated July 17, 2026

ICE rushes to deport Palestinian grandfather, despite judge’s order to free him

A federal judge in Baton Rouge rebuked the government’s unlawful detention of the infirm 77-year-old. Then ICE seized him again.
by Delaney Nolan, Evelyn Ronan, and Katy Reckdahl June 10, 2026 Updated July 17, 2026

U.S. citizen stopped in Lafayette, shackled, and detained in Louisiana ICE facility

The U.S.-born woman presented ICE and Lafayette sheriff’s deputies with her state-issued ID and Social Security card. ICE detained her anyway.
by Delaney Nolan May 23, 2026 Updated June 12, 2026

Beads Won: Politics in Mardi Gras parades

Delaney Nolan discusses the anti-ICE paraders during Mardi Gras.
by Carolyne Heldman February 27, 2026 Updated February 27, 2026

A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks

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.
by Shefali Luthra, The 19th News January 30, 2026 Updated January 30, 2026

‘They tricked me:’ Migrants feel deceived by ICE after being promised $1,000 to voluntarily depart 

Led to expect an “exit bonus,” migrants were left empty-handed in their home countries.
by Delaney Nolan December 18, 2025 Updated December 22, 2025

Why New Orleans Became Trump’s Newest Immigration Target

Recent legal changes, a Trump-friendly governor and a large immigration detention infrastructure could make the New Orleans crackdown easier for the administration.
by Jamiles Lartey, The Marshall Project December 12, 2025 Updated December 22, 2025

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