As concerns grow over the influx of migrants into Indiana, Attorney General Todd Rokita has initiated investigations in Evansville, Logansport, and Seymour. The investigations target potential labor trafficking networks amid reports of overcrowding and strained local resources.
Entities receiving civil investigative demands (CIDs) include the Cass County Health Department, Logansport Community School Corp., Berry Global Group Inc., Tent Partnership for Refugees, God is Good, and Jackson County Industrial Development Corp.
Attorney General Rokita stated, "Illegal immigration caused by 'border czar' Kamala Harris' perversion and misapplication of federal law has made every state a border state and imposed unsustainable costs on Logansport and other cities across the nation." He added that it has created risks of sex and labor trafficking in communities.
The investigation focuses on efforts by international and local nonprofit organizations involved in refugee resettlement, as well as employers who may be facilitating large numbers of migrants moving to Indiana. Concerns have been raised about overcrowded housing conditions where multiple families or individuals share single-family dwellings.
Rokita's office is leveraging authority under Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act and indecent nuisance statute to conduct these investigations. "The influx of these illegal aliens...have strained our schools," said Rokita. He emphasized the stress placed on law enforcement, healthcare facilities, housing, and labor markets due to this situation.
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