Indiana sues Merrillville for opposing potential ICE facility

Indiana’s attorney general is suing a northwest Indiana community for opposing a potential immigration detention center. Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, filed the state lawsuit last week against the town of Merrillville. Rokita is citing a newly enacted state law, called the Fairness Act, that prevents local sanctuary policies, mandates cooperation with federal immigration detainers and penalizes employers who knowingly hire unauthorized…