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.
Related stories
Indiana State Police Seeks $30M Federal Grant Tied to Immigration Enforcement Under New DOJ Program
Medium impactIndiana State Police has applied for nearly $30 million through the DOJ's BIDEN grant program, created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to fund…
The EEOC has filed suit against Sibitalent Corp., a Texas-based IT staffing firm, alleging it refused to refer a qualified American applicant for a…
A DHS Office of Inspector General report found that ICE was unable to locate most of nearly 105,000 Priority 1 visa overstay targets—those flagged as…
On September 18, 2026, the White House issued an executive order and presidential proclamation significantly tightening the H-1B program…