Red state AG promises legal fight with ICE-resisting local governments

"And, so, that's what's happening here. That defiance I need to look into now."

"We still have pockets of either elected officials or those that work for elected officials, or some just on their own, that have their own ideas of what the law should be - that is to say not following the law," Rokita said.

Rokita urged IPS and IMPD this week to cooperate with ICE or face legal consequences from his office. And it wouldn't be the first time he's sued a jurisdiction in his state for not cooperating with federal officials.

Indiana University and the local sheriff's office have refused to cooperate with federal immigration laws, Rokita said, "so we're going to be in court, and I'm planning to get an injunction against their bad behavior."

Fox News Digital has reached out to IPS and IMPD for comment.