ICE Arrests 2,824, Deports 11,870 in New Orleans in November

DHS said it had arrested more than 250 criminal illegal immigrants in New Orleans as part of Operation Catahoula Crunch.

Border Patrol agents detain a man on the street in New Orleans, during the first day of operation ‘Catahoula Crunch,’ on Dec. 3, 2025. Ryan Murphy/Getty Images

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) New Orleans field office arrested 2,824 illegal immigrants in November and deported 11,870 from the country, it said in a Dec. 11 post on X.

Among the arrested were gang members, including two from Tren de Aragua and five from MS-13. Both transnational organizations were designated as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists by the State Department in February. In addition, 11 members from other gangs were arrested as well, ICE New Orleans said.