Pa. election 2026: Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on ICE detention and other immigration issues

Oct 15, 2026 | ICE, Immigration

by Gabriela Martínez and Melissa Pérez-Carrillo of Spotlight PA | Oct. 13, 2026 HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s next governor will shape the commonwealth’s ongoing response to the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportation, as well as a slew of other immigration...

How ICE and a data center turned Springdale into a civic battleground

Aug 11, 2026 | ICE

Jamie Wiggan | Public Source This story was originally published by Pittsburgh’s Public Source, a nonprofit newsroom providing deep, independent journalism for the region. Visit publicsource.org. Springdale was long a sleepy square-mile suburb dominated by a power...

U.S. Rep. Scanlon makes unannounced visit to ICE’s Moshannon Valley Processing Center

Aug 5, 2026 | ICE, Immigration

By Peter Hall-July 30, 2026 5:56 pm The former prison houses about 1,600 detainees under what Scanlon described prison-like conditions Scanlon (D-5th District) told the Capital-Star she spent about four hours inside the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a former...

Future uncertain for Pennsylvania warehouses after ICE pivot away from detention centers

Jul 15, 2026 | ICE

DHS property isn’t eligible for federal payments in lieu of taxes. ByEmily Previti- July 7, 2026 1:00 pm. Pennsylvania capital-star Since Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to have abandoned plans for converting some of its new warehouses to detention...

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...