Indiana goes all-in to help ICE arrest, detain, and deport illegal immigrants

Published August 9, 2025 5:00am ET



Indiana is the newest state to step up to help the Trump administration in its massive undertaking of carrying out the nation’s “largest-ever” deportation operation.

The state emerged in early August with formal plans to have state troopers go after illegal immigrants, as well as shifting part of a state correctional facility to be used to detain illegal immigrants.

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