BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish School System officials issued a message to parents Wednesday, addressing concerns about students being removed from campuses as federal immigration agents begin a new enforcement sweep across south Louisiana.

The message comes as the Department of Homeland Security launches “Operation Catahoula Crunch,” a federal crackdown targeting immigrants accused of violent crimes in New Orleans and surrounding parishes. Planning documents show the operation, previously internally referred to as “Swamp Sweep,” is part of a national effort ramping up deportations and enforcement actions.

Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans

Federal agents began hitting the streets of New Orleans on Wednesday in the Trump administration’s latest

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