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‘ICE out’ protest at Pa. Capitol calls on Shapiro to cut state ties with federal immigration enforcement

Shapiro and the immigrant rights activists both claim President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is violating Constitutional protections. They disagree on whether Shapiro is doing enough in response.

By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

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Two more Bhutanese refugees detained in Pa. by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, community leaders say

Leaders in the Bhutanese refugee community in Pennsylvania say two fellow refugees are detained and facing deportation. It’s the latest in a series of cases where President Donald Trump’s administration is deporting the refugees back to a country that simply kicks them out again. 

By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

Trump’s immigration policies keep Pa. asylum seeker in detention, facing deportation

The continued detention of an asylum-seeker arrested in Central Pennsylvania highlights many of the changes President Donald Trump’s administration has made to immigration policy. Almost every aspect of Omar Vidaurre-Luis’ immigration detention and legal cases is different now than it would have been under previous administrations, according to his lawyers and an immigration law expert.

By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

ICE proposed “30-day surge.” Lancaster, York law enforcement were uninterested.

“Less is more,” said one local police chief about working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
By Jordan Wilkie/WITF


2,700 people demand Lancaster, Pa. sheriff end ICE partnership

Lancaster’s sheriff is facing public pressure to end his office’s cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the city widely known as America’s refugee capital, residents want ICE out.

By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

What Pennsylvanians can do when ICE claims to redefine constitutional rights

Federal courts again needed to protect fundamental rights, Pa. experts say.
By Jordan Wilkie/WITF
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