U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested 83 people in New Orleans and two Tennessee cities.The Commercial Appeal reports that ICE spokesman Tom Byrd said 64 of the 83 people arrested in Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans as part of last week's national Operation Border Guardian/Border Resolve were "noncriminal, saying they had violated civil immigration law but had no serious criminal history.The ages and nationalities of the arrested immigrants haven't been disclosed, but Byrd said those arrested in the three cities were over 18.The operation, which ran from July 23 to 26, targeted young people who recently entered the country as unaccompanied children. ICE statistics show that most of the people arrested, however, weren't specifically targeted, but rather found while targeted individuals were sought.Learn more about the ICE operation here.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested 83 people in New Orleans and two Tennessee cities.

The Commercial Appeal reports that ICE spokesman Tom Byrd said 64 of the 83 people arrested in Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans as part of last week's national Operation Border Guardian/Border Resolve were "noncriminal, saying they had violated civil immigration law but had no serious criminal history.


The ages and nationalities of the arrested immigrants haven't been disclosed, but Byrd said those arrested in the three cities were over 18.

The operation, which ran from July 23 to 26, targeted young people who recently entered the country as unaccompanied children. ICE statistics show that most of the people arrested, however, weren't specifically targeted, but rather found while targeted individuals were sought.

Learn more about the ICE operation here.

Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

