Rep. Troy Carter Questions Official on ICE Operations in New Orleans

Concerns Over ICE Operations in New Orleans

• 🎯 Rep. Troy Carter criticizes the deployment of ICE and Border Patrol agents in New Orleans, describing it as a "political stunt" lacking transparency and coordination with local officials.
• ⚠️ He warns that these militarized forces, untrained in local laws and deescalation, pose a risk of "disaster, confusion, and dangerous mistakes."

Demands for Transparency and Due Process

• 🏛️ Carter relays requests from New Orleans' mayor-elect for the department to commit to transparency, due process protections, identifiable federal agents, and safeguards against discriminatory enforcement.
• ✅ Both witnesses present agree that these requests are "reasonable."

The Question of Migrant Identification

• ❓ Carter directly asks National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Kent to define "what a migrant looks like."
• 🚫 Kent is unable to provide a definition, stating, "I cannot."
• 🕵️‍♂️ Carter presses further, suggesting that masked officers are attempting to arrest individuals who they believe "look like a migrant."

Incident of a Chased Citizen

• 🏃‍♀️ A video is shown of a 23-year-old US-born citizen being chased by masked ICE agents, only for the chase to be stopped when her husband emerged from their home.
• ❓ Carter implies the agents' actions were "nefarious" due to their masked appearance and lack of identification, preventing clear understanding of their intent.