US EditionIndianapolis Public Schools Sued for Allegedly 'Thwarting' ICE Enforcement
Attorney General Todd Rokita alleges IPS violated Indiana's anti-sanctuary law by blocking ICE access, affecting efforts to locate 400,000 undocumented children nationwide.
- On Thursday, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit in Marion County Superior Court 5 against Indianapolis Public Schools, with America First Police Institute as special counsel, seeking court action to enforce state law and protect schoolchildren.
- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita warned in February that Indianapolis Public Schools maintained policies barring staff from assisting immigration enforcement and restricting access without a warrant, violating Indiana's anti-sanctuary law.
- In January, Rokita says IPS staff reportedly thwarted ICE's efforts to deport a Honduran national scheduled for Jan. 8, and an IPS teacher connected the child with an immigration attorney before the father's deportation order expired.
- The complaint asks a judge to issue an injunction forcing IPS to change policies, as Rokita alleges ICE is trying to locate around 400,000 undocumented children vulnerable to trafficking.
- The complaint alleges IPS has a memorandum of understanding with IMPD but limits cooperation with ICE; IPS has not responded and local news outlets and reporters have sought comment.
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WTWO NewsIndianapolis Public Schools sued for allegedly 'thwarting' ICE enforcement
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Public Schools is being sued by the State for allegedly "thwarting" federal immigration enforcement on local campuses. A lawsuit against IPS was filed Thursday in Marion County by Attorney General Todd Rokita. The filing claims that school policy "frustrates" U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ability to do its job in Indianapolis. The suit cites three IPS policies that "severely limit" ICE's access to school …
Indiana Attorney General sues Indianapolis Public Schools for obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts, violating anti-sanctuary law.
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