Border Patrol's “Operation Catahoula Crunch” Underway

New Orleans targeted

THE WEEK’S US BORDER NEWS IN BRIEF:

This week in US border security and immigration news (November 29 - December 6, 2025), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced record-low border crossings while simultaneously launching major enforcement operations in interior cities and implementing new, stricter national security screening measures for immigrants and visa applicants.

Key Developments

• Enforcement Operations: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched new interior enforcement initiatives.

  

  A US Border Patrol Agent makes an arrest as part of “Operation Catahoula Crunch” in New Orleans (US Border Patrol photo).

  • “Operation Catahoula Crunch” began in New Orleans, targeting and arresting criminal illegal aliens. More than 200 federal agents led by US Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino are fanning out across New Orleans.

  • “Operation Metro Surge” in Minneapolis led to the arrest of individuals described as “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens. Somali migrants, whom President Trump has called “garbage,” are among those taken into custody.

  • An appeals court is deliberating on a lower court order that would release hundreds of immigration detainees in the Chicago area on bond with electronic monitoring, a move the administration is challenging.

• Policy and Security Changes: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced several new measures focused on national security and the integrity of the immigration system.

  • A new specialized center was established to strengthen screening processes and target “bad actors.”

  • The maximum validity period for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain categories of non-citizens was reduced.

  • Enhanced vetting for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants was announced, which includes a review of social media profiles.

  Would you like US Border News articles to appear in your Google News feed? Click the button below to add us as a preferred source!

FINALLY, IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

(Stories covered by US Border News during the past week)

43 illegal aliens were found by Border Patrol Agents in this Cartel “Stash House” in Hidalgo County in the Texas Rio Grande Valley (US Border Patrol photos)

• 80+ Illegal Aliens Arrested in Texas Smuggling Busts

Found in Trucks & Stash House

• Texas AG sues to stop development of “Sharia City”

EPIC City is now called “The Meadow”

• Boat Attack Ordered on Same Day Congress Briefed on Earlier Strike

Did a “War Crime” occur?

A fatal attack was ordered on this suspected drug-smuggling boat by Defense Secretary Hegseth on the same day an admiral briefed Congress members about an earlier attack that killed survivors. (US Southern Command photo)

I am committed to delivering a US Border Newsletter that is not only educational and insightful but also engaging and easy to digest in five minutes or less.

(How am I doing? Let me know in the comments!)

Abrazos,

Jack Beavers

Thanks for reading The US Border News Newsletter! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

Jack Beavers - US Border News