GOSHEN, IN – A recent update to Goshen's police policy, intended to comply with state law, is making waves among local progressives. Local elected officials and “the immigrant community” are claiming the law, which requires officers to notify jail staff of suspected illegal aliens taken into custody, is not reflective of the “community’s values.”
This past January, legislators in Indiana introduced House Bill 1393, which was signed into law by April and took effect this past July as Public Law 121. According to the recently enacted legislation dubbed “Immigration notice,” the law directs in unambiguous terms that all law enforcement officers operating within Indiana need to inform jail staff of arrestees where “there is probable cause to believe that the individual is not lawfully present in the United States.”
Once jail staff are informed of the aforementioned probable cause of an arrestee’s suspected illegal status in the country, staff are then compelled to inform the county sheriff, who then is tasked with notifying “the proper authority.” Indiana’s law, which essentially mandates local law enforcement cooperate with entities like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), draws an interesting parallel to laws in states like Oregon.
As previously reported in Law Enforcement Today, a legal battle is playing out in real time within Oregon over a state law that explicitly forbids police and government officials from volunteering any information on individuals who may be living within the country illegally. When considering the Law of Polarity, it was only a matter of time before a law juxtaposed to Oregon’s prohibition on cooperating with federal immigration authorities would manifest elsewhere.
Just as police departments and government officials scattered across various sanctuary cities and states have had their hands forced to comply with noncooperation laws/mandates regarding ICE, the Goshen Police Department in Indiana updated its policies to ensure compliance with Public Law 121.
News of the updated policy prompted a statement from Democrat Councilwoman Linda Gerber, who stated during a recent meeting, “As an elected official, I want to share my concerns about the language being added as a result of Public Law 121. This law does not reflect what is just, or what is good policy for Goshen.”
“Members of the immigrant community, our mayor’s office, local businesses, and other stakeholders tried to make their voices heard to lawmakers,” Gerber continued, adding, “but the law was passed without real consideration of their input.”
In a subsequent interview with WVPE, Gerber expanded on her sentiments regarding Public Law 121, saying, “There were a lot of individuals advocating on behalf of the immigrant community, and our local business owners were involved as well. They were pushing back, saying this doesn’t reflect our values and isn’t in the best interest of our community.”
The Democratic councilwoman admitted that the Goshen Police Department is simply doing what is necessitated by law, but also wanted to emphasize her “opposition to what the state legislature had done and say that it does not reflect our community’s values.”
This past January, legislators in Indiana introduced House Bill 1393, which was signed into law by April and took effect this past July as Public Law 121. According to the recently enacted legislation dubbed “Immigration notice,” the law directs in unambiguous terms that all law enforcement officers operating within Indiana need to inform jail staff of arrestees where “there is probable cause to believe that the individual is not lawfully present in the United States.”
Once jail staff are informed of the aforementioned probable cause of an arrestee’s suspected illegal status in the country, staff are then compelled to inform the county sheriff, who then is tasked with notifying “the proper authority.” Indiana’s law, which essentially mandates local law enforcement cooperate with entities like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), draws an interesting parallel to laws in states like Oregon.
As previously reported in Law Enforcement Today, a legal battle is playing out in real time within Oregon over a state law that explicitly forbids police and government officials from volunteering any information on individuals who may be living within the country illegally. When considering the Law of Polarity, it was only a matter of time before a law juxtaposed to Oregon’s prohibition on cooperating with federal immigration authorities would manifest elsewhere.
Just as police departments and government officials scattered across various sanctuary cities and states have had their hands forced to comply with noncooperation laws/mandates regarding ICE, the Goshen Police Department in Indiana updated its policies to ensure compliance with Public Law 121.
News of the updated policy prompted a statement from Democrat Councilwoman Linda Gerber, who stated during a recent meeting, “As an elected official, I want to share my concerns about the language being added as a result of Public Law 121. This law does not reflect what is just, or what is good policy for Goshen.”
“Members of the immigrant community, our mayor’s office, local businesses, and other stakeholders tried to make their voices heard to lawmakers,” Gerber continued, adding, “but the law was passed without real consideration of their input.”
In a subsequent interview with WVPE, Gerber expanded on her sentiments regarding Public Law 121, saying, “There were a lot of individuals advocating on behalf of the immigrant community, and our local business owners were involved as well. They were pushing back, saying this doesn’t reflect our values and isn’t in the best interest of our community.”
The Democratic councilwoman admitted that the Goshen Police Department is simply doing what is necessitated by law, but also wanted to emphasize her “opposition to what the state legislature had done and say that it does not reflect our community’s values.”
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2025-11-09T18:07-0500 | Comment by: Raconteur
“opposition to what the state legislature had done and say that it does not reflect our community’s values.” So her "community values" entail enabling illegal aliens breaking the laws and living off of the taxpayers.