“I am not buying his ‘I have changed, I blame the school board’ message,” said Warminster’s Nancy Pontius.
“I commend the commissioners for standing up for the rule of law, and calling [Sheriff] Fred Harran out on his half-baked scheme to use county resources to do ICE’s deportation work,” said Democratic Sheriff candidate Danny Ceisler.
Some Centennial meeting attendees called out a federal complaint filed by the ACLU against Central Bucks and Lucabaugh’s actions, citing “discriminatory and punitive” policies directed at LGBTQ+ students “and their allies.”
Despite the threat of legal action, the Bucks County Sheriff’s office moves forward with the 287(g) program that will allow local deputies to act as de facto ICE agents.
A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted broad and sweeping funding cuts to federal governmental agencies; a hearing is set for May 22 to consider a longer injunction.
If ICE approves the 287(g) “task force model” application and the sheriff moves forward without the commissioners’ green light, legal action will be imminent and “Bucks County taxpayers will be on the hook.”
The Michigan state lawmaker with a rising national profile is running for U.S. Senate. She also has ties to Bucks County.
Proposed funding cuts in the draft budget “would impact our ability to do similar investigations and ensure student safety in the future,” said Jennifer Garman, CEO of Philadelphia-based Disability Rights Pennsylvania.
Critics of the potential local 287(g) partnership raised concerns over racial profiling, wrongful arrests, lack of due process, and community safety. However, supporters also turned out raising the issues of human trafficking, crime, and alleged treason.
“It is infuriating that Republicans in Congress are willing to make our children go hungry so they can give tax breaks to the already rich,” Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig told States Newsroom.
“I am not buying his ‘I have changed, I blame the school board’ message,” said Warminster’s Nancy Pontius.
Funding is running out for a federal rental assistance program, putting families across the commonwealth at risk of eviction.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates this budget will cut $698 billion in Medicaid spending, causing approximately 8.6 million people to lose their health care coverage. It will also result in 3 million less people a month receiving SNAP food stamps benefits.
“I commend the commissioners for standing up for the rule of law, and calling [Sheriff] Fred Harran out on his half-baked scheme to use county resources to do ICE’s deportation work,” said Democratic Sheriff candidate Danny Ceisler.
