The Department of Homeland Security officially launched an immigration operation in New Orleans Wednesday.

The operation is being called "Catahoula Crunch" by the department.

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WDSU previously reported around 250 federal border agents are expected to launch a monthslong immigration crackdown in southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi.

The deployment, which aims to arrest 5,000 people, is centered in liberal New Orleans and is the latest federal immigration enforcement operation to target a Democratic-run city as President Donald Trump's administration pursues its mass deportation agenda.

Following the news, many organizations across New Orleans have been trying their best to keep immigrants on alert of what to do if they see border patrol agents.

They've also been alerti

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