A second city in Indiana has rescinded a sanctuary city policy that shielded undocumented immigrants from federal immigration law following a lawsuit alleging that such policies violate the state’s ban on sanctuary jurisdiction.
This week, officials in Gary, Indiana, rescinded their sanctuary city policy following a 2017 lawsuit by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), which argued the policy violated Indiana’s statewide sanctuary city ban passed in 2011.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita Threatened He will sue Gary officials if the sanctuary city policy is not repealed.
The policy prohibited local law enforcement agencies from turning over illegal immigrants arrested on local charges to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
“Indiana has been a great success story in dismantling illegal and dangerous sanctuary policies,” said IRLI Executive Director Dale Wilcox. “Where state laws banning sanctuary policies exist, state attorneys general can make a huge positive difference by forcing local governments to comply with the law.”
Gary is the second city in Indiana to repeal its sanctuary city policy.
Last month, East Chicago, Indiana, repealed its sanctuary city policy in compliance with the state’s ban on sanctuaries, a policy that Rokita had sued over.
“Indiana’s model needs to be replicated in other states to combat the crime, overcrowding and lawlessness we see in many cities today,” Wilcox said.
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