‘It’s a nightmare’: Kenner family fights to reunite, clear name in the wake of Catahoula Crunch

By: Robert Stewart, Verite

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: March 1, 2026

Words: 1,192

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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When Andrea Cedeño and her husband, Wilmer Guevara Brito, chose to settle in Kenner, they had imagined an American dream of settling their family somewhere safe, buying a home and starting a business.

But when the U.S. Border Patrol operation Catahoula Crunch descended on Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi, their American dream turned into a nightmare. Guevara Brito was detained by Border Patrol — Cedeño was left to juggle a full time job, raise a …

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