Louisiana panel grants parole to detained noncitizens for transfer to ICE under Act 158

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Committee on Deportation Eligibility at the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections voted Aug. 27 to grant parole to multiple detained noncitizens so they can be turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation under Act 158 of the 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session.

Steve Prater, chairman of the Committee on Deportation Eligibility, told each person considered that the law "created a process for rendering certain detained noncitizens eligible for release exclusively for deportation." He told detainees: "Once deported, you must remain outside The United States with no reentry unless fully compliant with federal immigration law." He also warned that "If you reenter The United States illegally, parole is automatically revoked, and the…