ICE voodoo doll discovered as immigration crackdown continues, officials say

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - A makeshift “voodoo doll” depicting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was found in New Orleans, according to officials.

Photos show a felt doll tied to a tree, covered in pins, wearing clothing labeled “ICE,” with a handwritten sign above it.

The doll was discovered in a residential area in New Orleans, which has seen protests and heightened tension amid the ongoing federal crackdown known as Operation Catahoula Crunch.

Attorney General Liz Murrill responded publicly after the photo circulated online.

“You can tell the pro-illegal immigration radicals are losing the argument when they result to ICE voodoo dolls and harassing the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in New Orleans,” Murrill said.

The discovery comes as federal immigration enforcement has escalated across south Louisiana in recent weeks, drawing protests, criticism from local leaders and concern from immigrant communities.

Federal authorities have said the operation targets “criminal illegal aliens,” though records reviewed by the Associated Press show criminal histories were documented for fewer than a third of those arrested in the early days of the sweep.