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A US citizen who was seen on home security video being chased by masked federal agents outside New Orleans amid the Trump administration\u2019s sweeping immigration crackdown<\/a> says she surmises that she was pursued because \u201cI\u2019m brown\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI have no idea why they targeted me,\u201d Jacelynn Guzman told<\/a> the Guardian reporting partner WWL Louisiana on Thursday, a day after the video in question was taken and subsequently went viral online.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s honestly all I can think of \u2026 It makes me scared for my family. It\u2019s devastating.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked for comment about Guzman\u2019s remarks, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson issued a statement saying she matched the description of someone who was being sought by border patrol agents in connection with a deportation order.<\/p>\n The statement, provided on Friday, said agents ultimately determined Guzman \u201cwas not the target\u201d and then departed the area without making arrests.<\/p>\n Guzman\u2019s case nonetheless provided the public with a stark glimpse into the tactics being used by immigration agents who descended<\/a> on Louisiana\u2019s most populous city as well as the surrounding region with a goal of making 5,000 arrests in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n As the 22-year-old Guzman put it to WWL, she was walking back from a corner store near her home in Marrero, Louisiana<\/a>, when an SUV pulled up next to her. More unmarked cars soon arrived, and men clad in masks and tactical gear poured out.<\/p>\n