The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched “Catahoula Crunch,” a new immigration enforcement crackdown in New Orleans under the Trump administration. The operation focuses on federal immigration law enforcement in the New Orleans region and involves multiple agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Officials have released few operational details, citing security concerns, and no timeline has been given for the initiative. Local authorities, legal aid groups, and community organizations are monitoring the impact on residents and seeking information about potential arrests, detentions, and changes in immigration proceedings across the greater New Orleans area.

House Democrats on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee obtained banking records tied to Jeffrey Epstein and released new, previously unseen photos of his private island, Little Saint James, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Lawmakers are reviewing the records to track financial flows, examine bank compliance practices and connect money movements to activity on the island. The committee is combining the images, financial documents and witness testimony to build a detailed factual record of Epstein’s network, assets and transactions, while coordinating with other government investigations.