GREENWOOD, Ind. – A protest on Sunday outside of U.S. Rep. Jefferson Shreve’s office highlighted the growing tension between federal immigration policy and local community needs.

Organized by local activists, the demonstration brought attention to the federal government’s plan to use Camp Atterbury, located in Shreve’s district, to house ICE detainees.

Protestors carried signs and voiced their opposition not only to the detainment of immigrants but also to the use of taxpayer money for the project. The demonstration comes as Indiana grapples with a significant shortage of affordable housing.

According to a recent report by Prosperity Indiana, the state has a deficit of over 137,000 affordable homes for its most vulnerable households, and Indiana ranks among the lowest in the Midwest for

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