- Detain a person based on a civil immigration non-judicial detainer or administrative request
- Provide advance notice of a release date/time of a person federal immigration authorities
- Grant federal immigration agents access to non-public City facilities or people in City custody
Unless required by federal law, state law, or court order, city officials and employees cannot:
- Get or collect information about someone’s citizenship or immigration status
- Use city resources to assist in immigration investigations, detentions or arrests
The City of Harrisburg will not work with ICE unless it is forced to by court order or federal or state law, under a bill passed by council Tuesday night.
During a recent discussion with Politico’s Dasha Burns, Fetterman lauded Trump by making a dubious claim.
“I’m not defending the president, but I will say that he hasn’t defied a single court order yet,” said Fetterman. “He hasn’t.”
Sen. John Fetterman’s latest olive branch extended to President Donald Trump is leaving fellow Democrats’ shaking their heads more so than usual.
In the message, directed to Harrisburg City Council, Mayor Wanda Williams, City Solicitor Neil Grover, and the community, HMAC said it has no choice but to close.
A closing date was not announced. It was not clear how much in taxes the business owed.
In a Facebook post, the owners of Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center said they were unable to agree with Harrisburg officials to pay “outstanding” entertainment taxes.
HMAC said the city refused to renew the venue’s health and mercantile licenses.
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At the end of a quiet street in Susquehanna Township, near Penbrook, sits a 15-acre property with a 42,000-square-foot building that once served as a convent and more recently as a senior living facility.
Now it's the home of LHM Social Services Foundation’s new transitional housing program.
That’s a problem, according to experts. The leaders of two successful initiatives said momentum only starts to build with buy-in from the community.
Without that buy-in, the city could be throwing money away and wasting time without making progress saving lives.
Mayor Wanda Williams touted Harrisburg's Group Violence Intervention program as one initiative the city has undertaken to make the community safer.
Several shooting victims, family members of homicide victims and people who lived in Harrisburg their entire lives said they had never heard of GVI.
- The warehouse has never been used and was initially constructed as a commercial facility.
- ICE also purchased warehouses in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, but has not shared specifics about usage.
- Upper Bern Township officials said they were not aware of the purchase before it happened.
From @spotlightpa.org:
The Trump administration this week finalized the $87.4 million purchase of a warehouse in Berks County that a member of Congress says will be used as an ICE processing and detention facility.
Here’s what we know so far:
The way a Dauphin County attorney worded an email soliciting donations on behalf of his wife, elected as a county judge in November, has drawn concern from lawyers.
Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna was charged with aggravated assault and related offenses after police said he punched a man twice during an incident in State College.
Investigators said McKenna, 18, punched a 21-year-old man in the face twice following an exchange between two groups.
Having cleared the Republican-majority Senate on a bipartisan 48-to-1 vote, the bill now heads to the House, which is controlled by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s fellow Democrats.
Mr. Sticky’s in Hampden Township has closed.
The shop at 4830 Carlisle Pike at the Hampden Center shut down on Jan. 31, according to a Mr. Sticky’s franchise owner in Pottstown.
A reason for the closing was not provided. PennLive was unable to contact franchise owner Philip Stuck.
When the MMP&W Volunteer Fire Company asked what they were supposed to do instead of using the hydrants, the chairman of Mercersburg Water Authority reportedly said they should “let the building burn” and that “it is only one building,” apparently referencing to the barn fire.
From @newsy1.bsky.social:
Retired Justice Sandra Schultz Newman, the first woman elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, died Monday.
She was 87.
Newman, who retired from the high court in 2006, was remembered by her former colleagues as a “trailblazer for women” and “a remarkable jurist.”
Organizers who spoke during the rally called on Harrisburg officials for three things:
- Formally and permanently cutting ties with ICE
- Passing ordinances requiring local police to protect Harrisburg citizens from ICE
- Ceasing any/all projects related to further surveilling the general public
More than 100 people gathered outside of Harrisburg’s Martin Luther King Jr. City Government Center ahead of Tuesday’s City Council meeting to protest ongoing ICE operations across the United States.
Mastriano appeared to be the top potential challenger to Pa. State Treasurer Stacy Garrity for the Republican nomination this year. Garrity has already received the Republican State Committee's endorsement.
The Hershey Bears collected 81,796 teddy bears and stuffed animals during Sunday’s Giant Teddy Bear Toss, increasing the total number of teddy bears and stuffed animals collected to 648,246 since Hershey hosted its first Teddy Bear Toss event in 2001.
Eliya Cohen was held hostage by Hamas for a year and a half amid the bloodshed in Gaza. He spoke about the experience Sunday in Harrisburg.
Here’s the people and places with Pennsylvania street cred that we believe you’ll be hearing and talking about in the year ahead.
Surprises not included.
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Penn State has found its next head coach, ending an agonizing 50-plus days of searching after athletic director Pat Kraft fired longtime leader James Franklin.
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President Donald Trump and and House Speaker Mike Johnson failed in their efforts to prevent the vote. Now the president has bowed to the growing momentum behind the bill and even said he will sign it if it also passes the Senate.
A visibly tired and irritated Mayor Wanda Williams made a point of getting the last word in a bitter campaign with Dan Miller.
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HACC union faculty will begin a strike on Monday, union leadership announced Saturday afternoon, after additional bargaining sessions with HACC administrators this week failed to move the needle on a long-overdue initial contract.
