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In today's newsletter:
- Why were Border Patrol agents chasing suspects into a Metairie worksite?
- Why are Border Patrol agents sweeping Metairie neighborhoods now?
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📰 News we're reading
• Border Patrol agents arrest at least 3 at Slidell construction site (wwltv.com) — Border Patrol recently carried out a targeted operation in Metairie, where agents pursued a vehicle into a worksite and ultimately arrested three people with help from Kenner police and firefighters. The same agency also appears to have detained three men at a Slidell construction site, raising questions about how immigration enforcement is unfolding at local job sites and what rights workers have there. 
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• Who has Border Patrol detained in Louisiana? Just 10% have criminal records, officials say (nola.com) — Metairie residents are seeing federal Border Patrol agents on local streets as part of a wider ‘Catahoula Crunch’ immigration sweep across the New Orleans area, where only about 10% of detainees have criminal records. The operation has picked up many people with work permits or pending residency cases, prompting concern from local employers, advocacy groups, and immigration attorneys about who is being targeted and how.
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- To the generous man with the purple sweatshirt that gave me $10 cash and the kind nun that helped me calm down that were customers in line at the Exxon Circle K on Veterans Blvd and Clearview Pkwy on Friday around 1pm - THANK YOU!!
I paid $10 inside the store with a card for gas. The pump was broke. When I asked the clerk to either give me a refund or $10 in gas on another pump,… (Nextdoor Bonnabel Place) - Hi neighbors, I'm back from Nextdoor jail
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🗞 Nearby News
Jefferson
- Gambit's Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down for Dec. 15 (nola.com)
- LCMC Health's EMS and partnered hospitals prepare for the spike in seasonal calls as the cold weather and holiday celebrations roll in (nola.com)
- Here's what happened on the 2nd week of the immigration crackdown in south Louisiana. (nola.com)
River Ridge
- Hundreds of New Union Starbucks Baristas in 34 Cities Join Historic Red Cup Rebellion (indybay.org)
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