Illegal migrant detained after 'running a red light and crashing into an ICE vehicle on a raid'
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.
By NATASHA ANDERSON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
Published: 21:25 GMT, 27 December 2025 | Updated: 01:12 GMT, 28 December 2025
An illegal migrant has been nabbed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Louisiana after she ran a red light and crashed her car into one of the agency's vehicles, officers said.
The Honduran national accidentally plowed her car being into one being used by ICE during the Operation Catahoula Crunch raid in Slidell, according to US Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino.
'Apparently she never learned the lesson that red means stop, not 'accelerate and collide with a government vehicle actively enforcing federal law'.' Bovino, the Commander of Operation At Large in California, said in a Facebook post.
No injuries were reported, but the unnamed woman was taken into custody.
'Unlucky for her. Lucky for us,' Bovino added.
Operation Catahoula Crunch is Homeland Security's large-scale immigration crackdown targeting New Orleans.
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.'