A crowd of more than 50 quietly took to the grounds of the England Airpark Saturday, the site of one of ICE’s busiest deportation hubs, as part of a national day of action against ICE’s detention expansion. Attendees, many clad in white and blue in a show of solidarity with detainees, stood in silence as […]
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 […]
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, […]
In response to the murder of a 37 year old woman by ICE agents in Minneapolis, the New Orleans Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (NOAARPR) is mobilizing an emergency rally at Lafayette Square, today, January 7 at 6 PM. The protest will demand ICE out of New Orleans and justice for the woman who […]
What: Rally and march through downtown New Orleans to demand that Jefferson Parish protect immigrants and end its collaboration with ICE and CBP. Why: The people of the Greater New Orleans area are against the illegal kidnappings and deportations being committed by ICE and CBP. These heinous acts are racist and targeting innocent people, […]
Metairie, Louisiana: Last night at 6:00pm, protestors gathered at the corner of David Dr. and W. Metairie Ave. to demand an end to ICE, CBP and police terror on immigrant communities. Protestors also called for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office to release the footage of an incident that took place on Friday, December 5, at […]
Congressman Troy Carter is sounding the alarm over a large-scale federal operation that he says would place New Orleans and surrounding parishes under an unnecessary and dangerous show of force. In a statement delivered during a shadow hearing in Washington on Thursday, Carter warned that the planned deployment of up to 250 Border Patrol agents […]
A coalition of local and national advocacy groups is organizing an emergency protest in New Orleans demanding that ICE and Border Patrol withdraw from the city. The rally and march are scheduled for Saturday, November 22 at 12 p.m. in Lafayette Square, according to the organizers’ announcement. The event frames itself as a direct response […]
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 […]
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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