In New Orleans, immigrants are staying home and hiding out as city braces for Border Patrol operation

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — In New Orleans, people are used to having their resilience tested. There was Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill, a major hotel collapse, a vicious early pandemic surge and a terror attack during the 2025 New Year’s celebrations. Now immigrants and organizers say they’re preparing for what feels like