State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats to agents while compiling regular updates on public “sentiment” surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by The Associated Press. The intelligence gathering comes even as officials have released few details about the first 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. “Online opinions still remain mixed, with some supporting the operations while others are against them,” said a briefing circulated early Sunday to law enforcement.

State and federal authorities are monitoring online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans.

New Orleans’ mayor-elect said Friday that a federal immigration crackdown launched this week is already causing harm as encounters between masked agents and residents, including some caught on video, has prompted public backlash in the blue city. Frustrated city officials pointed to the case of Jacelynn Guzman, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen who was walking back to her Louisiana home from a trip to the grocery store on Wednesday when a truck pulled up beside her and two masked federal agents approached her, according to security footage obtained by The Associated Press. Guzman began running away as a second vehicle arrived and the agents pursued her down the sidewalk until she reached her family's home in Marrero, a neighborhood across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans.

New Orleans’ mayor-elect says a federal immigration crackdown launched this week is already causing harm.

Trump administration officials overseeing the immigration crackdown launched this week in New Orleans are are aiming to make 5,000 arrests with a focus on violent offenders, a target that some city leaders say is not realistic. It's an ambitious goal that would surpass the number of arrests during a two-month…

Trump administration officials overseeing the latest immigration crackdown are aiming to arrest 5,000 immigrants in New Orleans and across Louisiana.

The Department of Homeland Security is launching a new immigration crackdown in Louisiana. In Kenner, near New Orleans, federal agents were seen surrounding a home where men stood on the roof, waiting for officers to leave. (AP Video: Stephen Smith)

U.S. immigration officials kicked off an operation in New Orleans to arrest immigrants in the U.S. illegally, federal officials said on Wednesday, making it the latest city to be targeted by President Donald Trump's crackdown. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the operation would target criminal offenders who had…

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new immigration crackdown in New Orleans.

WASHINGTON, Dec 3 - Federal authorities began a law enforcement operation on Wednesday targeting people living in New Orleans illegally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said as the Trump administration continues its city-to-city immigration crackdown. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DHS launches operation in New Orleans, targeting illegal immigrants who were arrested for various crimes before being released under sanctuary policies.