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This Week in the War on Women [1]
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Date: 2025-06-28
Iranian immigrant who has lived in New Orleans nearly 50 years arrested outside Lakeview home: The arrest highlights how Trump's immigration crackdown has ensnared people who were long allowed to stay in the U.S. as their cases unfolded.
Mandonna "Donna" Kashanian, 64, was handcuffed and placed in the back of a pickup truck by agents who arrived in three unmarked vehicles, a witness said. She was transported to Hancock County, Mississippi, where she spent a night in the local jail before being moved to the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile.
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Her roots in New Orleans deepened over the following 25 years. She volunteered for Habitat for Humanity after Hurricane Katrina, building homes in the hard-hit 7th Ward and Chalmette — and rebuilding her own, which flooded badly in the landmark storm. She worked as a caregiver for the elderly and cooked for neighbors, sharing her feats on a YouTube channel dedicated to traditional Persian cooking. She joined the parent-teacher association at the schools her daughter attended.
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