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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 6: U.S. Chief Border Patrol Agent, Gregory Bovino, and other agents conduct an immigration enforcement operation in a neighborhood on December 6, 2025, in Kenner, Louisiana. Federal agents are conducting 'Operation Catahoula Crunch,' launched by the Department of Homeland Security as a part of an immigration crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States. Photo by Michael Nigro.

De-ICEing the Big Easy (documentary report)

by Michael Nigro January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

“Children are skipping school because they’re afraid of ICE. Parents are unable to go to the grocery store because they’re afraid of ICE. Workers are losing their jobs… because they’re afraid of ICE.”

People walk through high water in front of the Superdome August 30, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Katrina set the stage for New Orleans’s capture by investors

by Cedric Johnson and Megan French-Marcelin September 5, 2025September 5, 2025