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HARRISBURG, PA — A group of Democratic state lawmakers is advancing legislation that would prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from monitoring polling places during Pennsylvania’s 2026 midterm elections, framing …
Pa. Lawmakers Move to Bar ICE From Polling Places 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
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, on Tuesday publicly urged President Donald Trump to immediately dismiss Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, accusing her of catastrophic leadership …
Fire Noem Now? Fetterman Urges Trump After Deadly DHS Shootings 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 HARRISBURG, PA — Four Pennsylvania House Democrats are moving to give residents a formal pathway to report alleged civil-liberties violations by federal immigration agents, unveiling legislation that would direct complaints …
Pa. Democrats Move to Track ICE Abuses, Route Complaints to State Watchdog 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
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s Republican leadership is demanding a full investigation after federal authorities confirmed that Akhror Bozorov, a 31-year-old Uzbek national with alleged ties to terrorism, obtained a Pennsylvania …
Terror Suspect’s Pennsylvania CDL Sparks Fierce Debate Over State Vetting Failures 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
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The War Department marked National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Friday with a solemn Pentagon ceremony honoring American service members who were held captive and those who never …
Pentagon Honors POW/MIA as Trump Deploys Guard, Strikes Narco-Terrorists Read More