ICE
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Cities and counties across Pennsylvania are passing legislation for when ICE comes to town
Elected leaders are learning on the fly what they can and can’t do to rein in or support a well-funded federal law enforcement agency.
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In Quakertown, deep divisions follow anti-ICE walkout, violent clash
The high school walkout to protest immigration control policies ignited outrage within the school district of 38,000 residents after viral videos showed about a dozen students fighting with borough police Chief Scott McElree, who charged into the crowed dressed in plainclothes and put one student in a chokehold.
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Gettysburg contractor awarded contract for Hagerstown ICE facility
KVG LLC., a defense contractor listed as being based in Cumberland Township, Adams County, was awarded the contract to convert a warehouse near Hagerstown, Maryland into a detention facility for ICE, according to contract records on USASpending.gov.
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Shapiro uses permitting powers to stall Pa. ICE detention centers
Gov. Josh Shapiro promised that his administration would use his regulatory authority to block ICE from building detention facilities in rural Berks and Schuylkill counties.
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Pennsylvania DEP issues orders to stop proposed ICE detention centers
Officials said the orders direct that water and sewage cannot be supplied to the warehouses, and that the buildings cannot be occupied, until DHS demonstrates compliance with federal and state environmental regulations.
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Quakertown residents continue to demand ouster of police chief
The Feb. 20 off-campus protest of at least 35 teens was originally to take place on school property before school officials withdrew support at the last minute over threats of violence. Several teens, now known collectively as the “Quakertown 5,” are charged with felony aggravated assault and other misdemeanor charges after a fight broke out between the…
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Erie could limit immigration enforcement to keep welcoming city status
The city of Erie in 2020 was named a welcoming city by the national organization Welcoming America for its efforts to embrace immigrants and refugees.
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‘Quakertown 5’ lawyers want Bucks County DA to hand off police probe
Attorneys are also seeking the immediate dismissal of charges against the students, arguing that they acted in self-defense and defense of others against Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree, who they allege escalated the police confrontation leading to the violence and student arrests.
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Lawyers say Pennsylvania student protesters did not know a man who joined scrum was the police chief
The attorneys said the students from Quakertown Community High School who were demonstrating against immigration enforcement policies acted in self-defense and will fight the charges. They include a simple assault charge elevated to aggravated assault, a felony, because the alleged victim is Police Chief Scott McElree.
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Shapiro hints at permit denial to stop Pa. ICE detention centers
Permitting and infrastructure concerns may trip up immigration detention centers despite DHS secretly purchasing two empty, rural Pennsylvania warehouses.
