Indiana’s state police, prisons and more ink immigration enforcement agreements with ICE
A trio of Indiana agencies have signed up for federal immigration enforcement powers, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun announced Friday.
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What if ICE comes calling? Attorneys inundated with questions.
Families, nonprofits, churches and businesses are asking their attorneys on how to plan ahead if confronted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Defense letter confirms Indiana’s Camp Atterbury to be used for immigrant detention
The letter confirmed the Trump administration’s plans to utilize military bases amid a capacity crisis in federal immigration facilities.
Nursing home employment struggles with immigration crackdown
More than a quarter of an estimated 4 million nursing assistants, home health aides, personal care aides and other so-called direct care workers are foreign born.
Head Start to be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says
The move is part of a broad effort to limit access to federal benefits for immigrants who lack legal status.
Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants
The shift suggests Trump’s promise of mass deportations has limits if it threatens industries that rely on workers in the country illegally.
Hundreds of protestors opposed to ICE raids gather downtown before NBA Finals
The protest was organized by a group called Indy Liberation Center, which says it wants to end ICE raids and funding.
Feds could eye Camp Atterbury as potential site for ICE detainees amid capacity strain
Using Edinburgh’s Camp Atterbury instead of local jails could save the federal government money amid aggressive immigration sweeps.
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke legal status for 500K migrants for now
The ruling affects migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who have been allowed to live and work in the United States while their immigration cases play out.
Trump administration offers to pay $1,000 to migrants who ‘self-deport’
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that even with the cost of the stipend, a “self-deportation” would decrease the cost of a deportation by about 70 percent.
Corporate America talking about immigration more than ever
Mentions of “immigration” on earnings calls from S&P 1500 companies have surged to a record high during the first quarter.
Rokita weighs in on federal education moves, Indiana immigration bill
The Indiana attorney general told Hoosiers that the important funding streams that help Indiana’s low-income and special needs students will still exist and be handled by other agencies.
International immigration drove Indiana’s growth last year, not births, analysis says
The 44,144 residents added in 2024 represent Indiana’s largest one-year increase since 2008.
Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5M potential path to U.S. citizenship
During the first meeting of his second-term Cabinet, President Trump suggested that the new revenue generated from the program could be used to help pay off the country’s debt.
Indiana panel advances AG-backed immigration crackdown
The bill would also ban employers from “knowingly or intentionally” recruiting, hiring or employing people not authorized to work in the U.S.
Rokita warns IMPD, IPS to cooperate with federal immigration authorities
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has advised IMPD and IPS to “discontinue policies and practices that limit their ability to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, or else face legal action from his office.”
How Trump-fueled immigration policy is materializing in Indiana
Out of the over a dozen immigration-related bills filed this session, lawmakers ultimately have supported legislation that aids in the enforcement and detainment of people who are in the country illegally.
Senate approves electronic pull tabs for charity gambling as House OKs immigration notice mandate
Also past the halfway point are bills on voting, water transfers and teacher pay. The House, meanwhile, pulled back on divorce and municipal election changes.
Indiana refugee resettlement groups pause, reshape some operations following executive orders
Immigration-related executive orders issued by both President Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Braun have prompted at least one Indiana organization to adjust its day-to-day operations.
Trump’s moves rattle immigrant advocates
Since his Jan. 20 inauguration, the new president has fired off a flurry of executive orders and immigration-related announcements.