The Trump administration sent ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents to Louisiana’s largest city earlier this week to detain illegal immigrants and violent criminals who were released from police custody as part of “Operation Catahoula Crunch.”
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In response, Murrill sent a letter to the head of the New Orleans Police Department, warning Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick that some NOPD policies “appear” to conflict with state laws prohibiting sanctuary policies that extend certain protections to residents without legal status.
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The NOPD “must use best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration law,” Murrill wrote, and abandon policies “specifically designed and implemented to frustrate, hinder, and prevent cooperation” with ICE.
“At this time, I
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