A fork in the road ...
After careful reflection, we've decided to change how we plan to fight the detention mega-center in Tremont Township.
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Closed and discontinued
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
Four things to celebrate on the Fourth
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
No Skook Detention, for real?
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
Will ICE sell the Tremont warehouse?
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