Demonstrators protest increased ICE funding
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Demonstrators on Sunday gathered outside the offices of Indiana Republicans, protesting increased funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Dozens rallied outside Sen. Todd Young’s office in Carmel, calling for investments in communities, not ICE. The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed this week, which includes tens of billions in funding for ramping up deportations, adding 10,000 new ICE agents, and establishing detention centers for people in the country illegally.
“We’re here to say we want the government to invest in our communities, not in ICE, not in terrorizing our communities,” said Emily TeKolste, a protester. “That we deserve healthcare, we deserve housing, we deserve food, we deserve education, and that families deserve to live in peace.”
Simultaneous protests were organized outside offices for Representatives Rudy Yakym and Victoria Spartz. News 8 reached out for comment and has not heard back.
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