No Sanctuary
The Unshackling of ICE
The Trump administration has unshackled ICE, making all undocumented immigrants fair game for deportation — even those with no criminal records, who have sunk roots into their communities. Nowhere has this new era of enforcement been more ruthless than in Pennsylvania. This is a collaboration with the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Pennsylvania State Police Adding Oversight to Troopers’ Interactions With ICE
Officers must now file a report when they call federal agencies. Meanwhile, Trooper Luke C. Macke continues to detain immigrants for ICE.
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Changes in Police Policy, Payouts to Latino Victims of Traffic Stops and Arrests Following Investigations
The state of Pennsylvania paid $865,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed in the wake of a 2018 ProPublica investigation of traffic stops of Latino drivers by its state police working with immigration authorities.
ACLU Sues Pennsylvania State Police, Alleging They’ve Overstepped in Acting as Immigration Authorities
A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 10 Latino plaintiffs by the ACLU echoes findings in an investigation published last year by ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Pennsylvania Police Now Limited in Flagging Undocumented Immigrants to ICE
The state police just implemented a policy banning some of the most egregious behavior exposed in an investigation last year by ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer, which raised questions of racial profiling and unlawful arrest.
Even in Philadelphia, One of the Most Determined Sanctuary Cities, Refuge Is Elusive
The city has wielded policy to fight back against Trump and ICE, but in the background, some public employees have quietly cooperated with immigration enforcement agents.
How Racial Profiling Goes Unchecked in Immigration Enforcement
A Pennsylvania judge heard uncontested evidence that ICE agents violated constitutional rights during an arrest last year, but that wasn’t enough to stop deportation proceedings.
Who Polices the Immigration Police?
Claims of unjust arrests by ICE agents and cops often disappear into an overwhelmed immigration court system.
In Pennsylvania, It’s Open Season on Undocumented Immigrants
ICE’s Philadelphia office is fanning out into communities across its three-state region and making more “at-large” arrests of immigrants without criminal convictions than anywhere else in America.
For Cops Who Want to Help ICE Crack Down on Illegal Immigration, Pennsylvania Is a Free-for-All
Without guidelines or oversight, some officers are using traffic stops to question Hispanics and turn over undocumented immigrants to ICE.
From Border-Crosser to Felon
The Trump administration encouraged prosecutors to seek felony charges against those who re-enter the U.S. after being deported. In the case of this Bucks County gardener, government employees felt halfhearted about turning an immigrant into a criminal.
