3 new billboards in Indianapolis criticize county sheriff's cooperation with ICE

Monroe County Sheriff's Office responds to Attorney General's ICE detainee claims of being released

INDIANAPOLIS The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is pushing back on claims by Attorney General Todd Rokita. Rokita took to social media Thursday, saying the sheriff's office ignored an "ICE detainer request" and released a man, who is once again accused of a serious crime."This man should not have been in this country the first time he committed crimes against women. A woman. And then the second time against another woman," Rokita.A man is back b…

New Billboards Demand End to ICE Cooperation

Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The debate over local law enforcement’s role in federal immigration enforcement is heating up in Marion County. The Indiana chapter of LiveFree USA has put up a high-profile billboard campaign, directly calling on the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to end its cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The billboards, strategically placed across the county, state the message: “Fun…

Butler County residents, lawmakers at odds over sheriff's partnership with ICE

Pauline Peluso’s initial reaction was one of horror when she learned the Butler County sheriff signed an agreement last month partnering with U.S....

Billboards call out Marion County sheriff's ties to immigration enforcement

Billboards call out Marion County sheriff’s ICE ties INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — New billboards have created controversy in Marion County. Local activists have publicly called on the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to end its cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). LiveFree Indiana is the Indiana chapter of LiveFree USA, a national organization working to address gun violence and mass incarceration by advocating for initiatives…

3 new billboards in Indianapolis criticize county sheriff's cooperation with ICE

INDIANAPOLIS — Three new billboards in Indianapolis criticize the Marion County Sheriff's Office for cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The billboards, which read "Fund our future — don't force us apart," ask Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forrestal to stop cooperating with ICE. The billboards are located at 3115 Madison Ave., 5780 Sunnyside Rd. and 3654 Lafayette Rd. LiveFree Indiana, the organization behind the billb…

Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marte issues response to AG Rokita's social media post.

BLOOMINGTON— The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is pushing back against public claims made by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who criticized the agency for releasing a man now accused of serious new charges, despite what he described as an “ICE detainer request.” Attorney General Todd Rokita In a social media post on Thursday, Rokita alleged the sheriff’s office ignored an immigration detainer for Manuel Lopez Lopez, who is now back in cu…