An undocumented immigrant was apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Louisiana after she ran a red light, crashing her vehicle into one of the agency’s cars, officials reported.
According to US Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, the woman from Honduras inadvertently collided with an ICE vehicle during the Operation Catahoula Crunch raid in Slidell.
“It seems she never learned that red means stop, not ‘speed up and hit a government car actively enforcing federal law,'” remarked Bovino, who serves as the Commander of Operation At Large in California, in a Facebook post.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident, but the woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, was taken into custody.
“Unfortunate for her, fortunate for us,” Bovino commented.
Operation Catahoula Crunch is a significant immigration enforcement operation conducted by Homeland Security, focusing on the New Orleans area.
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that roughly 370 people have been arrested as part of the operation, WVUE reported.
ICE has only publicly identified around 30 arrestees, with a DHS official telling that they ‘do not expect’ the entire list of detainees to be released.
An illegal migrant from Honduras was detained in Sidell, Louisiana after allegedly running a red light and crashing into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency vehicle
She accidentally plowed her car being used in the Operation Catahoula Crunch raid, a US Border Patrol chief said in a Facebook post
Federal authorities have released few details about the arrests made last week as part of Catahoula Crunch, prompting calls for greater transparency from local officials who say they’ve been kept in the dark about virtually every aspect of the operation.
Immigration authorities have insisted the sweeps are targeted at ‘criminal illegal aliens.’
The DHS last week said in a press release that the migrants detained under the operation are ‘some of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens arrested.’
Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said ‘illegal alien drug dealers, hit-and-run criminals and one monster who was convicted for arson’ were among those detained.
DHS and Republican leaders have framed the crackdown as targeting the most violent offenders.
But there is concern that Catahoula Crunch is going beyond its stated goal of ‘targeting criminal illegal aliens roaming free thanks to sanctuary policies.’
A Customs and Border Patrol agent knocks on a residential door during a walk through the Kenner neighborhood in New Orleans with Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino (left) and other law enforcement officers on December 15, 2025
Customs and Border Patrol agents walk through a residential neighborhood in Kenner, New Orleans on December 10 as part of Operation Catahoula Crunch
Records released at the start of December detailed criminal histories for less than one-third of the 38 people arrested in the first two days of the operation.
New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell previously said that the stated goals of the operation to arrest violent offenders did not align with the reality of what is taking place.
‘There’s literally no information being given to the city of New Orleans whatsoever,’ Morrell said earlier this month.
‘If the goal was for them to come here and augment existing law enforcement, to pursue violent criminals or people with extensive criminal histories, why wouldn’t you be more transparent about who you’ve arrested and why?’
Some local officials said they had been unaware of the state’s role in the online monitoring.
Louisiana State Police pledged ‘operational support’ to immigration authorities and warned the public that troopers will arrest anyone who assaults a federal agent or causes criminal damage to property.
Immigrants rights activists stage a traditional Mexican posada, reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter, to symbolize immigrants seeking refuge from ICE during Catahoula Crunch in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 18, 2025
Congressman Troy Carter told WVUE just four days ago that his office is struggling to get information from the feds about the operation.
‘We get inundated with phone calls from individuals nearly every day from everyone who wants to know how to protect themselves,’ he explained.
He said there will be a Congressional hearing about Catahoula Crunch held in New Orleans in the coming weeks. The date of the hearing has not yet been set.
The Daily Mail has contacted ICE for comment.
