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Family Speaks Out After Indiana Restaurant Owner Detained By ICE

The family of a northern Indiana man is speaking out after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained him during a routine check-in last month.

Roberto Beristain owns a popular restaurant in St. Joseph County, has a driver’s license and pays taxes. He’s in custody because of an incident that happened more than 15 years ago.

ICE Uses Gary Airport Weekly For Deportations

The Trump administration is laying out its plans for ramping up enforcement of illegal immigration. Memos released Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security say the agency is changing the way it prioritizes people for deportation.

When people who’ve entered the country illegally are detained in the Midwest, some of them fly out of Indiana. Every week families say their goodbyes – not knowing when they’ll see each other again.

Attorneys Ask State Supreme Court To Overhaul Public Defender System

Several attorneys are calling on the Indiana Supreme Court to overhaul the state’s public defender system. They filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to spell out rules, procedures and standards for defending those who rely on the state’s public defender system.