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ICE Told to Leave Hammond Police Lot After Unapproved Staging, Mayor Says

City leaders cited the lack of any agreement with ICE to use municipal property.

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Hammon Mayor and U.S. Senate candidate Tom McDermott Jr. speaks during the state Democrat party sponsored Hoosier Promise Tour that stopped in Gary, Indiana Thursday September, 8, 2022. The rally was the fourth stop in a planned 17-stop state-wide tour. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune)
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Overview

  • ICE agents were seen Thursday morning in the Hammond Police Department parking lot at 509 Douglas St., according to Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr.
  • City officials informed the agents they were not permitted to stage on city property.
  • The agents left the lot and relocated their operation elsewhere within Hammond, the mayor said.
  • McDermott called the use of the lot without permission concerning because the Federal Courthouse is one block west of police headquarters.
  • Officials provided no details about the federal operation and reported no response from ICE.