To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind.-- A status hearing was held Tuesday in the ongoing legal battle between Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the St. Joseph County Police Department (SJCPD), overseen by a new special judge, the fifth to be assigned in this case.
Rokita has accused county police of upholding sanctuary city policies and not cooperating with federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.
The Republican AG announced his lawsuit against SJCPD and Sheriff Bill Redman on Jan. 24 in a news conference in the lobby of the County-City Building in downtown South Bend.
"This deliberate decision to not cooperate with federal immigration authorities is giving safe