Attorney general amends lawsuit against county to include specific allegations of alleged federal law violations.

In what he called an effort to end any kind of sanctuary for illegal immigrants across the state, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit Friday, Jan. 24 against St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman and his police department.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Friday that his office has filed a lawsuit against St. Joseph County Sheriff William Redman and his department, alleging their persistent refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

The Attorney General also claimed that his office had made multiple attempts to contact Sheriff Redman and his department regarding the issue, but these attempts were largely ignored.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed an amended complaint against the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 9 after a court order found his original suit insufficient, according to recently uploaded court documents.

Rokita says lawsuit is part of statewide effort to force local law enforcement to work with federal immigration officials

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's office is suing the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department in South Bend, Indiana, for refusing to comply with ICE over immigration orders.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman, accusing the sheriff’s department of refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against a northern Indiana county police department and its sheriff over an alleged “persistent practice of refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.