Alex Cox

Dozens gathered at a church in Baton Rouge for a workshop on filming immigration and customs enforcement officers legally and peacefully.

The group, Ojos, had attendees role play as bystanders, people without legal status, and ICE agents.

Organizer Rachel Tabor says encounters with law enforcement can be uncomfortable, even dangerous, so it's important to practice in advance.

The federal government is calling the operation Catahoula Crunch.

In a press release, the Department of Homeland Security says the operation is targeting violent criminals.

For NPR News, I'm Alex Cox in Baton Rouge.

He said, I think I am being their fall guy. And I'm like, the fall guy for what?

He said, I think I am being their fall guy. And I'm like, the fall guy for what?

He said, I think I am being their fall guy. And I'm like, the fall guy for what?

One day or two days before he passed, he said to me, Zulema, if anything happens to me, I want you to know that there is money in a bag in the closet, and it's for you.

One day or two days before he passed, he said to me, Zulema, if anything happens to me, I want you to know that there is money in a bag in the closet, and it's for you.

One day or two days before he passed, he said to me, Zulema, if anything happens to me, I want you to know that there is money in a bag in the closet, and it's for you.

I did. I said, don't say things like that, Alex. I said, why don't we just say something like that? And then he said, just in case.

I did. I said, don't say things like that, Alex. I said, why don't we just say something like that? And then he said, just in case.

I did. I said, don't say things like that, Alex. I said, why don't we just say something like that? And then he said, just in case.

But I thought that if they had been doing something, if he had done anything, Alex would probably tell me. So that's why I pressured him. I'm like, would you have anything to do with this? Like, facing this body, is he gonna find anything? Do you have anything to do with this? And he said, no. I pressed for another answer and he tells me no, right?

But I thought that if they had been doing something, if he had done anything, Alex would probably tell me. So that's why I pressured him. I'm like, would you have anything to do with this? Like, facing this body, is he gonna find anything? Do you have anything to do with this? And he said, no. I pressed for another answer and he tells me no, right?

But I thought that if they had been doing something, if he had done anything, Alex would probably tell me. So that's why I pressured him. I'm like, would you have anything to do with this? Like, facing this body, is he gonna find anything? Do you have anything to do with this? And he said, no. I pressed for another answer and he tells me no, right?

That's when he said, I think I am being their fault guy. And I'm like, the fall guy for what? What is it? Tell me. What is it that they're trying to pin on you? What did they do? And he just won't say anything else. And that's when he tells me, either I am a man of God or I am not.

That's when he said, I think I am being their fault guy. And I'm like, the fall guy for what? What is it? Tell me. What is it that they're trying to pin on you? What did they do? And he just won't say anything else. And that's when he tells me, either I am a man of God or I am not.