DHS arrests dozens of illegal immigrants within 24 hours of launching New Orleans operation | 4 Dec 2025 | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Thursday that it had made dozens of arrests in New Orleans just one day after launching Operation Catahoula Crunch, the latest federal immigration operation cracking down on criminal illegal immigrants. “Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal illegal aliens harming them, their families or their neighbors,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “In just 24 hours on the ground, our law enforcement officers have arrested violent criminals with rap sheets that include homicide, kidnapping, child abuse, robbery, theft and assault.” DHS released several photos of the arrested individuals accused of “terrorizing Americans.” The men, all with criminal histories, are reportedly from Vietnam, Honduras, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.