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
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“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.
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.
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.
Beads Won: Politics in Mardi Gras parades
Delaney Nolan discusses the anti-ICE paraders during Mardi Gras.
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.
‘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.
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.
Murrill: NOPD is breaking laws if it doesn’t ‘fully cooperate’ with ICE, Border Patrol
In the letter, Murrill cited policy in the NOPD Operations Manual that bars NOPD officers from assisting federal immigration authorities except in limited instances.
New Orleans does not want or need a mass enforcement operation
New Orleans cherishes its immigrant community. We owe them safety, dignity, and the assurance that this city will stand with them. What is happening across the country cannot become our reality.
