Indiana AG Sues Merrillville, Claims Town Officials Illegally Blocked ICE Detention Facility

Rokita sues Merrillville, accusing town of blocking ICE facility

MERRILLVILLE — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Wednesday filed suit against a northwest Indiana town he says is interfering with federal immigration enforcement efforts to add a new detention facility there.

Indiana AG sues Merrillville amid ICE facility battle

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — Indiana's attorney general has sued Merrillville after the town expressed that they were opposed to an ICE facility there. The attorney general's office issued a press release, which includes political rhetoric, that accuses Merrillville of "effectively aiding and abetting criminal aliens in the region." The situation began last December when The Washington [...]

Indiana AG sues Merrillville, claims town officials illegally blocked ICE detention facility

The lawsuit claims council members not only passed a resolution opposing the facility, but also privately pressured property owners to refuse to sell to DHS.

Indiana AG sues Merrillville, accusing town of blocking new ICE facility

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita backs an immigration bill on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (Photo by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Wednesday filed suit against a northwest Indiana town he says is interfering with federal immigration enforcement efforts to add a new detention facility there. Merrillville, Rokita said in a news release, is “effectively aid(ing) and abet(ing)” criminals. As P…

AG Rokita sues Merrillville for allegedly interfering with ICE detention center

It's the first test of Rokita's enforcement power under Senate Enrolled Act 76, which the White House's border czar called the "gold standard."