Last month, we said we wouldn't feel confident that the detention center plan was truly dead until ICE withdrew its appeal before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board. Today, ICE withdrew its appeal. The filing is one sentence long: Appellant U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), pursuant to
We're not yet celebrating the end of the Tremont detention center saga, so what can we celebrate today, the Fourth of July? And which themes from this story should we carry into the future? * We have local elected officials who are present and take their jobs seriously. The
On June 18, The New York Times reported that DHS plans to offload the Tremont and Upper Bern warehouses by selling them or transferring them to another federal agency. The warehouses won't become detention centers. At least that's what we hope. Let's remember, this
According to NBC News, ICE is considering selling several of the warehouses it purchased earlier this year. This comes two months after DHS indicated that the warehouse purchases were under review. Read the NBC News article here. Clearly, selling the warehouse in Tremont Township would be more cost-effective than
In a letter to new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Senator Fetterman reaffirmed his opposition to the proposed warehouse detention centers in Tremont and Upper Bern Townships. This is Fetterman's second letter to DHS, and this time, the language is more pointed: It is wildly irresponsible to place these
Last Monday, April 6, we attended the Tremont Township supervisors' meeting. We learned that the township wasn't invited to the second meeting between Schuylkill County officials and DHS, and the township hadn't been involved in the "negotiations" with DHS. Although the township was
The New York Times published a story today on the proposed Tremont Township detention facility, and our March town hall is at the center of it. At Tuesday's Tremont Township Supervisors meeting, we learned of DEP's March 24 response to DHS's request for modifications
This past week, new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered a pause on buying any more warehouses for the ICE Detention Reengineering Initiative. An anonymous DHS official said that DHS will also scrutinize recently-purchased warehouses, which includes the former Big Lots Distribution Center in Tremont Township. Coal Region Canary reached
After careful reflection, we've decided to change how we plan to fight the detention mega-center in Tremont Township. Click here to learn more about No Skook Detention's new initiative
Last Wednesday's commissioners meeting was contentious, to say the least. We know tensions are high around nearly any discussion of DHS and ICE. Several people were concerned about safety and order at the town hall. We were urged to hire private security and to notify the state police
Governor Shapiro met with local officials from Schuylkill and Berks counties on February 26 and committed to stopping both facilities. On March 5, his administration followed through.
We're hosting a town hall on March 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Tremont Borough Building and we want you there. Join us to learn about the potential impacts of the DHS facility on our water, our taxes, and our emergency services. Learn what