Attorney General Todd Rokita is continuing his comprehensive investigation into potential labor trafficking in Indiana by issuing a civil investigative demand to Exodus Refugee Immigration Inc., a nonprofit that provides services to illegal aliens and others and maintains offices in Indianapolis and Bloomington.
The demand furthers the investigative work Attorney General Rokita started last November and has pursued through civil investigative demands to other nonprofits and private companies.
In addition, the demand issued to Exodus Refugee seeks information about possible interference with federal immigration enforcement activities, in which entities in Monroe County may have engaged earlier this year. Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement informed the Attorney General’s office that a recent ICE operation in Monroe County faced numerous challenges as a result of what may have been a coordinated effort by entities in Bloomington to help illegal aliens evade apprehension.
“Hoosier communities are grappling with the consequences of the reckless open-border policies of the previous administration,” said Attorney General Rokita. “The mass movement of illegal aliens and others into Indiana has exposed our communities to significant public safety risks, including increased concerns about labor trafficking, as many of them are brought to the state to provide low-cost labor. Worse, some organizations in Indiana—whether they are local officials like the Monroe County sheriff who operate sanctuary policies or private organizations that appear to encourage or assist illegal immigration—are making the problem worse."
The rapid influx of migrants has strained Indiana’s schools, hospitals, housing, and labor markets, with reports of overcrowding in housing facilities where multiple families or dozens of individuals share spaces intended for single-family use. These conditions have heightened concerns about potential labor trafficking and other public safety challenges.
Attorney General Rokita’s office is conducting this investigation under its authority pursuant to Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, the nonprofit statute, and the indecent nuisance statute.
“An investigative demand is not an accusation of wrongdoing,” Rokita emphasized. “Our focus is on uncovering facts and rooting out potential wrongdoing. We believe all Hoosiers have a shared interest in stopping human trafficking, and we hope and expect that all organizations will cooperate fully with our investigation. We will continue to use every tool at our disposal to protect Hoosiers and address the harm inflicted by the Biden administration’s open-border policies.”
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