July 11, 2024
By Alyssa Aquino
The Indiana attorney general sued the city of East Chicago in a state court, looking to force the municipality to drop a policy that restricts local officials’ and businesses’ ability to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Attorney General Todd Rokita said that by maintaining Ordinance 17-0010, East Chicago is violating Indiana Code 5-2-18.2-3, a state law that bars governmental bodies from enacting policies “that prohibit or in any way restrict” another governmental body from communicating or cooperating with federal immigration officials.
Read more at: https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1856476?nl_pk=b9ffeeb8-a0c9-4156-a5ea-85d438f915e2&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=immigration&utm_content=2024-07-11&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=4?copied=1
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