- Indiana’s partnership with ICE consists of 14 agreements.
- More than 200 officers are trained in a task force model with the Department of Homeland Security.
- Of the 146 apprehended drivers,46 drove Class 8 trucks and the remainder drove box trucks, delivery vans and other commercial vehicles.
- Indiana state troopers and motor carrier enforcement officers weigh or inspect about 1.5 million commercial vehicles yearly.
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Indiana is expanding its federal immigration enforcement partnership after 146 drivers were arrested in a joint sweep targeting illegal commercial drivers and English-language proficiency skills.
“The safety of our state is our top priority, and we’ll keep working with our federal partners to keep Hoosiers — and Americans — safe,” noted Gov. Mike Braun, as he stood alongside a top state trooper, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem…