‘Sabotage’: Indiana AG accuses town of blocking new ICE facility

Attorney General Todd Rokita is threatening to sue the town of Merrillville over its "efforts to sabotage" a new federal immigration detention facility in the area.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 632

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Attorney General Todd Rokita is threatening to sue the town of Merrillville over its “efforts to sabotage” a new federal immigration detention facility in the area — while local leaders argue they simply expressed a First Amendment-protected opinion against the prospect.

“Indiana will not tolerate any kind of sanctuary-style obstruction of immigration enforcement from local government officials,” Rokita said in a Monday news release. “Merrillville’s efforts to sabotage ICE’s attempts to create new detention space …

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