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La ciudad de Hazleton ha establecido una colaboración con el gobierno federal bajo el programa 287(g), que permite a la policía local compartir cierta información con las autoridades federales de inmigración.
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Mayor Jeff Cusat says Hazleton's agreement with federal immigration officials does not change how police will operate on the ground and will not involve local officers actively enforcing immigration laws. The move has sparked concern among some immigrant community members, however.
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Jake Lang, an all-star wrestler from Delaware Valley High School, faces criminal charges in Minnesota and Washington, D.C. He led an anti-Muslim rally Saturday in New York City.
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In a memo, Lackawanna County's solicitor says Commissioner Bill Gaughan's proposed law limiting cooperation with ICE carries potential criminal penalties.
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The Lackawanna County commissioners are reviewing a legal memo that raises doubts about Commissioner Bill Gaughan's proposed Protect Our Neighbors Act.
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Residents fear negative impacts on water resources as data centers are proposed across Northeast Pa.The first story in WVIA News's three-part series on data centers looks at the potential impacts on water supplies.
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At a Lackawanna County commissioners meeting that lasted almost three hours, residents publicly opposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' tactics and urged the commissioners to back restrictions on county cooperation with ICE agents.
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Residents vowed to fight a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement proposal to open an immigrant detention center in a former Big Lots warehouse in Tremont Twp., Schuylkill County. A Democratic congressional candidate organized the town hall.
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U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie defended expanded immigration enforcement under the Trump administration while acknowledging the need for reforms after recent incidents involving federal agents, during an interview marking his first year in office.
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Tenor Health Foundation’s CEO confirmed that the company is ready to own and operate three Commonwealth Health-owned hospitals in the region. But that’s all pending approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.