Indy not expecting ‘nightmare’ TSA scenario, airport leader says
Indianapolis Airport Authority Executive Director Mario Rodriguez said he believes the impact won’t be as severe as it has been at other major airports.
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UPDATE: Senate set to vote on heavily amended immigration bill
Sen. Liz Brown, the Republican who authored Senate Bill 76, on Monday signed off on significant changes the House made to the bill.
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Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners—and virtually no one else
The president halted the admission of most refugees after he took office but made an exception for Afrikaners who he has said face racial discrimination.
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Some attorneys express frustration with new immigration court in Indianapolis
For some immigration attorneys, like Vicki Fortino, there are mounting frustrations with how the new court operates in Indianapolis.
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Clusters of immigrants common at some workplaces
A 2014 study found that, on average, 37% of immigrants working in urban America had co-workers who were also immigrants.
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ICE agents to begin work Monday at some airports to try to help alleviate delays, lines
Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs.
Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports as TSA shortages drive delays
Trump called on congressional Democrats to agree to a funding deal that would include pay for TSA agents, but Democrats want the GOP to agree to new restrictions on immigration enforcement.
Latest federal payment to state for ICE detainees more than triples
Indiana has a two-year agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold up to 1,000 detainees at a time in a previously unused wing of the Miami Correctional Facility near Peru.
Those seeking to sue ICE for injuries or damage face uphill battle
Scores of claims arising from the crackdown on illegal immigration are winding through a bureaucratic process mandated under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
More than 500 advocates gather to push elected officials on homelessness, immigration
The group described Thursday’s event as “a public action.”
Is ICE eyeing Indy as possible site for large-scale detention facility?
Another national news report has named Indiana as a possible site for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility — this time, in the state capital.
Indianapolis Public Schools adopts new policy on access to students as ICE lawsuit continues
A lawsuit from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita alleges the district unlawfully impeded federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Indiana Senate sends controversial immigration bill to governor’s desk
The bill — known as the Indiana Fairness Act — had been awaiting a concurrence vote by the Senate since last week, when author Sen. Liz Brown signed off on its House changes and sent it back to her chamber.
Trump administration considers requiring banks to collect citizenship information
Bank executives fear the potential new documentation requirements would create new impediments to obtaining financial services in the United States.
Indiana Senate adds English-language CDL testing, immigration checks to trucking bill
A push from Gov. Mike Braun and Republican lawmakers to tighten oversight of commercial truck drivers advanced in the Indiana Senate on Monday.
ICE begins to purchase warehouses, but some owners are backing out of deals
At least 20 communities with large warehouses across the United States have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45 billion expansion of detention centers.
Partial government shutdown looms as ICE negotiations stall
This shutdown would not shutter Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, because Republicans sent those agencies tens of billions of dollars in additional funding last year that would allow them to continue operating.
Indiana man sues Bondi, Noem over removal of ICE monitoring app from App Store
The lawsuit alleges U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem violated the First Amendment after they “strong-armed” Apple to remove an app developed by a Brown County resident’s company.
ICE plans Carmel office as immigration enforcement efforts ramp up
The federal agency is reportedly eyeing an office space near Interstate 465 and U.S. 31.
Revamped Indiana bill dealing with immigration law enforcement clears committee
The legislation would block government bodies and public universities from enacting any policies that limit cooperation — including of their employees — with federal immigration authorities or laws.
Immigration enforcement bill clears Indiana Senate amid national ICE controversy
The vote comes as immigration enforcement—particularly actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE—has sparked protests, clashes with law enforcement and heightened political tensions in several states, especially in Minnesota.
Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target
More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter calling for “an immediate deescalation of tensions.
Public contractor ban removed, ‘good faith’ protections added to immigrant work eligibility bill
Contractors would be prohibited from employing people that don’t pass E-Verify muster, although workers would be able to join the project later if they get a valid number.
Legislation seeks to close ‘loopholes’ in E-Verify requirements for public contractors
Public work project contracts entered into or renewed after June 30 would have to include a provision requiring the primary contractor and all tiers of subcontractors to enroll in E-Verify.