ICE Arrests at New Orleans Immigration Court Spark Outrage and Protest

April 17, 2026

A reported immigration enforcement action inside a downtown New Orleans courthouse is drawing sharp criticism from advocates and raising new questions about due process protections for immigrants navigating the legal system. According to a press release from organizers and corroborating accounts shared by advocacy group Unión Migrante, two parents of young children were arrested Thursday […]


Dr. King’s Dream and the Nation We Are Becoming

January 20, 2026

  Every Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the country performs a familiar ritual. Politicians issue statements, schools replay the same excerpts from the same speeches, and social media fills with carefully chosen quotes about judging character rather than color. The language is reverent, the tone respectful, and the message comforting. What is rarely acknowledged, however, […]


Louisiana Shouldn’t Be the Deportation Capital of America

July 31, 2025

Here in New Orleans, we know something about hospitality, about second chances, and about justice. Our history—complex and beautiful—is rooted in resistance, resilience, and a deep, enduring fight for fairness. That’s why what’s happening just up the road in Central Louisiana should give us all pause. Every day, at Alexandria International Airport, immigrants—some documented, many […]


Coalition of Community Organizations, Union Members, Faith Leaders, Immigrant Advocates to March, Rally in New Orleans Demanding End to Brutal Ice Raids

June 30, 2025

March and Lafayette Square rally culminates multi-day Justice Journey where SEIU members traveled through historic civil rights sites to Louisiana, protested at detention centers NEW ORLEANS, LA – SEIU service and care workers joined by over a dozen local and national partner organizations, faith leaders, and local allies will lead a mass march and rally in […]


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