Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Federal immigration officials say more than 200 immigrants without legal status have been arrested on Indiana roadways. They discussed the Chicago area’s Operation Midway Blitz during a press conference in Gary on Thursday.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's office says it's confident that an appeals court will reverse St. Joseph Superior Judge Jenny Pitts Manier and uphold the will of the General Assembly — that the office can sue communities that it believes offer sanctuary to undocumented immigrants.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's immigration-related lawsuit against St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman now goes to Superior Judge Mark Telloyan, after Circuit Judge John Broden removed himself to avoid an appearance of a conflict of interest that Broden didn't disclose.

St. Joseph Circuit Judge John Broden said he'll rule by Aug. 18 whether Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's immigration-related lawsuit against Sheriff Bill Redman can proceed.

Rokita's lawsuit accuses Redman of breaking state law by barring officers from telling federal immigration enforcement officials when undocumented immigrants are in the jail, and refusing to hold them longer for federal agents. Redman denies the allegations and has asked a judge to dismiss the suit.