Rachel Tabor

What people themselves are doing are remaining inside because it's very rare for these people

agents to actually have warrants that legally allow them to enter a house.

You know, for all the narrative of this being about getting quote-unquote criminals, well, we haven't seen a warrant yet.

Federal immigration authorities haven't said how many arrests they've made since this operation started on Wednesday, but volunteer spotters say they haven't seen that many.

Rachel Tabor is with a group that's been teaching people strategies to avoid arrest and deportation.

Tabor says she does worry about a quote siege situation in which the feds try to outlast the ability of people to stay away from work or school.

The Department of Homeland Security has not said how long the operation will last.

Martin Koste, NPR News, New Orleans.