U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced May 4 that officers arrested Salvadoran national Luis Casco-Medina at his home in Marrero on April 29.
Casco-Medina had been arrested for rape in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, and pleaded guilty to sexual battery. He was sentenced to six months of incarceration with a suspended sentence, and ICE said he is being held pending removal proceedings, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE said Casco-Medina is a Salvadoran national. The agency said the arrest was part of its immigration enforcement work involving noncitizens with criminal records or pending removal proceedings, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Nearly 70 percent of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged with or convicted of a crime in the United States. DHS said the arrests include individuals convicted of or charged with offenses such as homicide, sexual crimes, and other public safety-related cases, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS launched Operation Catahoula Crunch in New Orleans in December 2025 as a federal immigration enforcement operation targeting noncitizens with criminal records. The operation involved federal immigration officers and law enforcement partners working in the New Orleans area, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. The agency enforces immigration laws and conducts criminal investigations tied to national security, border security, and public safety, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
