The city, the latest to be targeted by the president in his deportation campaign, has a smaller foreign-born population than the national average, according to census data.

Frustrated city officials pointed to the case of Jacelynn Guzman, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen who was walking back to her Louisiana home from a trip to the grocery store on Wednesday when a truck pulled up beside her and two masked federal agents approached her, according to security footage obtained by The Associated Press.

The Department of Homeland Security officially launched an immigration operation in New Orleans on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The operation is being called "Catahoula Crunch" by the department. Sign up for our Newsletters Around 250 federal border agents are expected to be in New Orleans for a monthslong immigration crackdown in southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi.

Across New Orleans, residents had anticipated the operation, particularly immigrants. Some businesses had closed while others posted signs saying, “ICE not welcome here.”

Trump administration officials overseeing the latest immigration crackdown are aiming to arrest 5,000 immigrants in New Orleans and across Louisiana.

New Orleans’ mayor-elect says a federal immigration crackdown launched this week is already causing harm in her city.

Mike Tobin reports on the clashes at a New Orleans city council meeting as DHS touts arrests under “Operation Catahoula Crunch,” while activists and local leaders push back against the intensified immigration enforcement.

Moreno will brief reporters on changes she is seeking at a 1 p.m. briefing with local religious leaders, advocates and other officials, according to a press release. The release indicates she wants authorities to “release critical information,