05/17/2019
ICE New Orleans arrests 33 during week-long fugitive, criminal alien surge
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) New Orleans Field Office arrested more than 30 unlawfully present foreign nationals during a four-day targeted enforcement surge this week focused on persons ordered removed from the U.S. within the last five years who also have criminal convictions or pending charges.
According to preliminary arrest statistics, the field office made 33 at-large arrests May 13-16 across its area of operations. Of the 33 arrests, 22 have prior criminal convictions or pending criminal charges; 23 were either previously deported or have outstanding removal orders issued by the courts. Nine arrests took place in metro New Orleans, 12 in Alabama, eight in Arkansas and four in Tennessee.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-new-orleans-arrests-33-during-week-long-fugitive-criminal-alien-surge
