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• Baton Rouge residents stopped in Texas; undocumented man hiding in stolen truck

  June 28, 2023 12:01 PM

  GALVESTON, Tex. - A vehicle stop near the border in Texas led to the arrest of two Baton Rouge residents and the discovery of an undocumented Guatemala national hiding inside the vehicle. The Kinney County Sheriff's Office said the incident unfolded on Monday night. Deputies pulled over a... more »

• Illegal immigrant charged in bloody beating death of former roommate

  August 11, 2017 11:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A 19-year-old was arrested for his former roommate's death, deputies said Friday. David Bueso was charged with second degree murder. Investigators said Bueso beat Jhoel Brizuella, 22, to death in early August inside a Gardere-area apartment. In records filed at the jail pertaining to the... more »

• Protesters gather outside federal court in downtown BR Friday

  February 3, 2017 5:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A few dozen protesters stood outside the federal courthouse in downtown Friday afternoon, protesting presidential orders about immigrants and refugees. Most protesters were holding signs out front of the post office, looking across the street toward the courthouse. A few others were on the courthouse side... more »

• Overnight protests at some airports target immigration

  January 29, 2017 11:01 AM

  NEW YORK - Overnight, groups of people gathered at major airports rallying against immigration policies President Donald Trump has put in place. The president's executive order suspends immigration from countries with ties to terror, including Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran and Libya, for a time period of 90... more »

• Activists say La. immigration task force too narrow-minded Play Video

  September 3, 2015 7:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Members of a new immigration task force met Thursday to begin discussing how illegal immigration has impacted Louisiana's economy, but some activists are concerned that they're taking too negative a view on the situation. The task force met Thursday to discuss crunching the numbers and seeing how... more »