US EditionMidwest Mayor Kicks ICE Agents Off of City Property
City officials halted unauthorized ICE staging at police property, prompting agents to relocate within Hammond, Indiana, Mayor McDermott said the action was deeply concerning.
- On Thursday, Hammond officials stopped U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from staging in the Hammond Police Department parking lot, Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. announced on social media.
- Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. said Hammond has no agreement authorizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use city facilities and called the agents' presence deeply concerning.
- A concerned citizen contacted Hammond Police after spotting a vehicle with Illinois license plates parked near a home for more than two hours, and Hammond officers found it filled with agents preparing to detain someone.
- Officials said the agents complied and relocated their operation elsewhere within the city, and further details have not been released.
- The mayor has urged, earlier this month on his 'Left of Center' podcast, that ICE has been seen in recent weeks detaining people suspected of lacking legal status and urged voters to hold local elected officials accountable.
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Indiana mayor kicks ICE agents off of city property
"It is deeply concerning that federal agents would enter and use Hammond’s property without permission - especially when the Federal Courthouse is located just one block west of our police headquarters," the mayor said.
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Midwest mayor kicks ICE agents off of city property
"It is deeply concerning that federal agents would enter and use Hammond’s property without permission - especially when the Federal Courthouse is located just one block west of our police headquarters," the mayor said.
Hammond mayor issues statement after ICE stages in police department's parking lot
HAMMOND, Ind. — ICE agents relocated from the Hammond Police Department's lot Thursday morning, according to mayor Tom McDermott. The mayor said agents were observed staging in the parking lot of the police department, located 509 Douglas St. "Let me be clear: Hammond does not have any agreements or partnerships with ICE that authorize them to use our city’s facilities or property for their operations. It is deeply concerning that federal agents…
ICE agents told to leave after using Indiana police lot without permission, mayor says
McDermott said armed ICE agents were spotted earlier in the day using the police department’s lot, despite the city having "no agreements or partnerships" with the agency that would allow such activity.
HAMMOND & EAST CHICAGO MAYORS ISSUE STATEMENTS FOLLOWING UNAUTHORIZED ICE ACTIVITY AT LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS - Region News Source
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Northwest Indiana sparked concern Thursday after armed agents were seen staging operations at both the Hammond and East Chicago Police Department parking lots — without prior authorization or coordination with local officials. Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr. said his office was alerted early in the morning to the presence of armed federal agents using the Hammond Police Departme…
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