Schuylkill County wrestles with spectre of immigration detention center plan

Jun 18, 2026 | Deportations, ICE

Months after ICE’s purchase of a vacant warehouse, the small community of Tremont finds itself in limbo.  By:Emily Previti-June 15, 20263:01 am. Pennsylvania capital star Tremont Township has one traffic light. It’s located at the intersection of Route 209 and Rausch...

After ICE detainees in Pa. went on a hunger strike, officials put them in solitary confinement

Apr 24, 2026 | Deportations, ICE

Published: Apr. 22, 2026, 3:15 p.m. By Vida Lashgari | for PennLive Multiple detainees at Pennsylvania’s largest ICE detention facility have been put in solitary confinement since the start of a hunger strike late last week, fueling concerns about retaliation against...

ICE considered 3 sites in Dauphin County for detention centers

Mar 22, 2026 | Deportations, ICE

By Joshua Vaughn | jvaughn@pennlive.com While much of the state and national attention has focused on warehouses purchased by the federal government, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly been reviewing several buildings in Dauphin County to turn into...

Fetterman, McCormick give thumb’s up to Trump’s pick to replace Noem as DHS secretary

Mar 12, 2026 | Deportations, Fetterman, McCormick

By Fallon Roth/The Philadelphia Inquirer U.S. Sen. John Fetterman promised to back President Donald Trump’s pick to succeed Kristi Noem within minutes of her abrupt firing as secretary of homeland security. Read the full story on PennLive

Officials warn ICE detention centers in Pa. could overwhelm sewer, other critical services

Feb 24, 2026 | Deportations, Environment, ICE, Immigration

by Amanda Fries of Spotlight PA | Feb. 23, 2026 UPPER BERN — Not enough clean water. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage dumped into systems designed to handle much less. More calls for already overwhelmed EMS departments. Pennsylvania leaders, municipal...

Scott Perry’s Self Righteous Hypocrisy-Defending ICE and Still Preaching Compassion

Feb 15, 2026 | Deportations, ICE, Perry, Totalitarianism

When U.S. Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) speaks about immigration, his emphasis is unambiguous: the first priority of the nation must be securing its borders and enforcing its laws. On his official House website, Perry declares that “the first step in the...