+3 Courts Louisiana judge slams ICE for trying to deport 77-year-old Palestinian man living here 51 years By JAMES FINN | Staff writer Jun 12, 2026 Federal officials this week tried to deport a 77-year-old Palestinian-born man — a 51-year U.S. resident living in north Louisiana — after a federal judge ordered him released from custody, in the latest clash between President Donald Trump’s administration and the judiciary.
+5 Courts Detainees choked, stabbed with pen at north Louisiana ICE facility, federal watchdog says By JAMES FINN | Staff writer Updated Jun 4, 2026 Guards at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in north Louisiana stabbed one detainee’s hand with a pen while trying to secure a housing wing and placed another in a chokehold while attempting to stop a fight, a federal watchdog found.
News Lafayette sheriff’s office confirms 8 detained in ICE checkpoint, retracts ‘phony’ ID claim By STEPHEN MARCANTEL | Staff writer May 29, 2026 The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office on Friday confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained eight people during a May 20 check…
State Politics In Louisiana court, new details emerge about ‘third country’ deportations to African nations By JAMES FINN | Staff writer Updated Mar 26, 2026 A federal judge in Baton Rouge on Wednesday questioned whether federal agents violated an Ethiopian man’s due process rights when they tried to deport him to the African nation of Eswatini in early March, after the judge had previously ordered him freed from immigration detention at the State Penitentiary at Angola.
State Politics Woman can continue green card process while in Louisiana ICE custody, new settlement says By JAMES FINN | Staff writer Mar 9, 2026 Federal officials have agreed under a court settlement to transport a woman in Louisiana immigration detention to a fingerprinting appointment necessary to complete her application for permanent U.S. residency, her attorneys said Monday.
News Public outcry as Lafayette Parish Council cuts off ICE comments: ‘You guys can't pass an ordinance?’ By STEPHEN MARCANTEL | Staff writer Feb 11, 2026 "Shame!" "Cowards!" "We pay your salaries!"
State Politics Immigration Enforcement Minnesota Associated Press Photo by Adam Gray Jan 30, 2026 People participate during a noise demonstration outside the Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis hotel on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Minneapolis.
News Immigration Enforcement Minnesota Adam GrayUpdated Mar 9, 2026 A person holds a sign of Alex Pretti during a protest outside the office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Minneapo…
+10 State Politics US House Democrats question 'Catahoula Crunch' raids, Minneapolis killings in New Orleans hearing By JAMES FINN | Staff writer Jan 26, 2026 Democrats on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee used a hearing Monday in New Orleans to excoriate Republican colleagues for failing to rein in federal immigration raids, days after U.S. Border Patrol agents fatally shot a Minnesota nurse, sparking blowback across political lines.
+5 News Lafayette residents take to city council to voice concern over sheriff’s agreement with ICE By STEPHEN MARCANTEL | Staff writer Jan 21, 2026 Lafayette residents, activists, and faith leaders packed the council chamber and the city hall lobby Tuesday to voice their concerns about an …