In Monroe County, Indiana, Sheriff Ruben Marté is taking a stand — not against immigration enforcement, but against a state law that would force his officers to detain people without a warrant or probable cause. Senate Enrolled Act 76, signed into law by Governor Mike Braun, compels local law enforcement to assist with federal immigration efforts. Sheriff Marté argues — correctly — that doing so would violate the Fourth Amendment, which protects every person in this country from unlawful detention, regardless of citizenship status.

That's not a political position. It's the law of the land.

Sheriff Marté has filed a federal lawsuit to block the most unconstitutional parts of SEA 76, stating plainly that he cannot order his officers to comply "without violating his oath to protect and uphold the Constitution." He's right to fight it. Detaining someone without a warrant or criminal probable cause — simply because federal immigration authorities submitted a request — is exactly the kind of government overreach the Fourth Amendment was written to prevent.

The stakes go beyond any one county. When local police become instruments of federal immigration enforcement, immigrant communities stop coming forward to report crimes, cooperate with investigations, or seek help in emergencies. That silence doesn't just hurt immigrants — it makes every neighborhood less safe. Policing depends on trust, and trust cannot survive when people fear that a call to 911 could lead to detention without due process.

Indiana's attorney general has already sued Sheriff Marté's office once over this issue. Now the state is doubling down with a law that puts the cost of unconstitutional detentions squarely on the shoulders of local officers and the taxpayers who fund them.

We're calling on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to declare the unconstitutional provisions of SEA 76 void and block their enforcement. And we're calling on Indiana lawmakers to recognize that no one's rights should be stripped away without a warrant — not in Monroe County, not anywhere in this state.

Stand with Sheriff Marté. Sign this petition today.