Jan 28, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS -- On Tuesday afternoon, Indiana's new Republican governor Mike Braun is expected to host an immigration-centered news conference. This comes after multiple immigration-related bills have been filed in the 2025 session. At around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Braun is expected to "give remarks on his actions related to immigration to protect Hoosiers as well as the rule of law." Braun's remarks will be streamed in this story at that time. Gov. Braun signs 9 healthcare-related executive orders This comes after President Donald Trump previously vowed to enact mass deportation of illegal immigrants. This has also caused state lawmakers to propose legislation during the ongoing 2025 session, including a bill that would require police to “report arrested individuals suspected of being in the country illegally to ICE.” Earlier this month, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Chris Bailey Department said that IMPD "does not have the authority to enforce immigration laws." An additional bill proposed would allow school corporations in the state of Indiana to deny enrollment to undocumented students. Officials with the Indianapolis Public Schools recently said they would not allow officers with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, on school grounds without a judicial warrant. Hamilton County introduces new Immigration Commission to ‘advance public safety’ Since Braun was sworn in as the state's new governor earlier this month, Braun has signed several executive orders, including ones that eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion efforts from state government, one that ended remote work for state employees and one that directed the Indiana Department of Health to release terminated pregnancy reports. This story will be updated with more details after Braun gives his remarks. ...read more read less
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