Indiana State Police Seeks Nearly $30M Federal Grant to Expand ICE Immigration Enforcement Partnerships

NewsData.io · United States · Sep 9, 2026

Indiana State Police has applied for nearly $30 million through the DOJ's BIDEN program — a $3 billion fund created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — to purchase surveillance technology, vehicles, and investigative tools tied to its 287(g) agreement with ICE. As of July, 185 ISP troopers had been ICE-certified and participated in 276 immigration detainments, with the agency describing its need as 'immediate and statewide.' For staffing firms operating in Indiana, the expansion of state-level immigration enforcement infrastructure signals heightened I-9 compliance risk and potential worksite enforcement activity. Staffing agencies with immigrant or undocumented workers in their talent pools should monitor how expanded 287(g) participation affects local labor supply, particularly in sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, and food processing.