Immigration crackdown bill clears Indiana House with only Republican support

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 574

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Indiana House Republicans pushed through a bill mandating local cooperation with federal immigration crackdowns, brushing aside criticism that the measure would misdirect police resources and was un-Christian.

House members voted 61-28 on Thursday in favor of Senate Bill 76, which also would allow the state attorney general’s office to seek sanctions against businesses found to have hired “unauthorized aliens.”

Democratic legislators repeatedly during debate on the bill denounced the actions of U.S. …

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