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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Guatemalan national who returned to the United States after two deportations was sentenced this week in Philadelphia to 12 months and one day in federal prison, …
Guatemalan Man Gets 12 Months for Illegal Reentry Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A group of Pennsylvania Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a package of legislation aimed at limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, protecting certain public spaces from immigration-related …
Pennsylvania Senate Democrats Advance Bills Targeting ICE Cooperation Read More
EAST WHITELAND TWP, PA — State Rep. Kristine Howard said an Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest in East Whiteland Township on Friday, January 23, 2026, has intensified concerns in her …
Rep. Kristine Howard Blasts ICE Tactics After East Whiteland Arrest Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania House Democrats on Sunday introduced a resolution urging Congress to withhold additional federal appropriations for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Pa. House Democrats Urge Congress to Withhold DHS, ICE Funding Pending Reforms Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — A new flashpoint in the national immigration battle erupted in Harrisburg as State Rep. Chris Pielli introduced legislation Thursday to bar Pennsylvania from using state taxpayer …
Pielli Takes Aim at ICE as Pennsylvania Moves to Block State Aid to Feds Read More
DOYLESTOWN, PA — Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran said the guilty plea entered Tuesday by Elias Ortega, an illegal immigrant convicted in two 2016 assaults, illustrates what he called a …
Fugitive’s Guilty Plea Sparks Debate Over Bucks County Immigration Policy Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensified operations last week, arresting hundreds of criminal illegal aliens with convictions ranging from child rape and sexual assault to murder, kidnapping, …
ICE Targets ‘Worst of the Worst’ Criminal Aliens as Sanctuary States Resist Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two Mexican nationals with histories of repeated deportations were sentenced this week in federal court for illegally reentering the United States, the Justice Department said.
Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced in Pennsylvania for Illegal Reentry After Multiple Deportations Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unveiled a series of enforcement initiatives and operational updates last week, signaling a significant …
DHS Expands Enforcement, Opens Louisiana Detention Facility, and Targets High-Risk Offenders Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrests last week of multiple noncitizens convicted of serious violent crimes, including homicide, rape, sexual assault of a child, …
ICE Arrests Criminal Noncitizens Convicted of Violent Offenses in Multi-State Operation Read More