Border czar Tom Homan urges Indiana lawmakers to expand state’s role in immigration enforcement

Trump administration border czar Tom Homan urged Indiana lawmakers, this week, to expand the state’s role in immigration enforcement. Homan headlined a closed-door event for legislative Republicans in the House chamber, joined by Attorney General Todd Rokita and Gov. Mike Braun, who pushed support for the “Fairness Act” when lawmakers convene in January. The bill, again sponsored by state Rep. J.D. Prescott, R-Union City, would penalize employers who hire undocumented workers, require the attorney general to defend agencies enforcing immigration detainers, and collect citizenship data on public assistance users. A similar bill passed the House last year but stalled in the Senate.