immigration
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How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground
Springdale Borough was long a sleepy square-mile suburb dominated by a power plant, but over the last 12 months has become a local flashpoint for two of the nation’s most contentious issues: data centers and immigration enforcement.
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US Rep. Scanlon makes unannounced visit to ICE’s Moshannon Valley Processing Center
The former prison houses about 1,600 detainees under what Scanlon described prison-like conditions.
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DHS drops appeal for proposed ICE detention centers in Berks and Schuylkill counties
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security withdrew its appeal of the Shapiro Administration’s administrative orders that forbid federal officials from connecting local water or sewer infrastructure need to convert the warehouses to detention centers.
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Future uncertain for Pennsylvania warehouses after ICE pivot away from detention centers
DHS property isn’t eligible for federal payments in lieu of taxes.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Pennsylvania (July 3 – July 9)
A weekly roundup of Pennsylvania political events, advocacy opportunities, protests, and more ways to take action statewide, Friday, July 3 through Thursday, July 9.
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Meuser confirms cancelation of proposed ICE detention centers in PA
Congressman Dan Meuser confirmed that federal officials are canceling plans for proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers at warehouses in Berks and Schuylkill counties.
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Report: DHS officials to sell off proposed Pa. ICE detention centers
According to a report from the New York Times, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials plan to sell or give away most of the warehouses bought to detain immigrants, including warehouses in Berks and Schuylkill Counties.
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A woman’s hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide
Daphy Michel, 31, died March 2. The Haitian native was found at a bus shelter in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office found her cause of death to be hypothermia and ruled the manner a homicide.
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Saval, Senate Democrats want to ban ICE from Pa. polling sites
Pennsylvania Senate Democrats’ legislation would ban ICE officials within 100 feet of polling locations, ballot drop boxes, and ballot return locations.
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Deluzio, Lee make surprise visit to Moshannon Valley Processing Center
It was the first time members of Congress were able to tour the Moshannon Valley Processing Center
