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Two local fathers among latest ICE targets

ICE continues to have a presence in the city of Washington. It’s difficult to know the scope of U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement operations in and around Washington - ICE isn’t required to notify police departments before it conducts operations and makes arrests, leaving its ...

Meadow Lands church loses members to ICE raids

On Sunday mornings, Octavio Nava used to celebrate Mass with his family at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Meadow Lands. But the pew where Nava, his wife and two children sat on Sundays is empty. Nava - a trusted member of the church community for years - was deported to ...

Family coping as Altoona man deported in July

Jessica and Pedro Espitia first met 24 years ago when they were taking their trash to the dumpster at the Rolling Rock Motel in Duncansville, where they were both living — she with her infant daughter, he as a drywall hanger and finisher working in the building. Not long after, as they sat ...

ICE confirms operations in city of Washington

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Philadelphia has confirmed it has conducted operations in the city of Washington. In an email, ICE said the agency “conducts daily enforcement actions across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia. This includes the city of Washington, ...

Living in fear: ICE raids in Washington have immigrant community on edge

UPDATE: This story was updated on Nov. 8 to reflect confirmation of ICE raids. The recent ICE raids across the country and in Southwestern Pennsylvania, along with immigration enforcement agents in the city of Washington in recent weeks, have sparked fear among immigrants in the ...