“It was a strict draconian ban,” said ACLU PA legal director Sara Rose.
“If anyone is looking for the true human cost of these thoughtless and heartless cuts being rammed through by the Trump administration, look no further,” said Bucks County Board of Commissioners Chair Bob Harvie.
“Sheriff Harran has blatantly overstepped his authority by enrolling Bucks County in a 287(g) agreement, a reckless decision that weaponizes local law enforcement to carry out ICE’s harmful agenda. This policy isn’t about safety—it’s about intimidation,” said Karen Rodriguez, member of Make the Road Pennsylvania and a Bucks County resident.
“This bill would provide Pennsylvania students with the necessary critical thinking skills and knowledge to evaluate the accuracy of news stories for themselves,” said state Sen. Katie Muth.
“I’m extraordinarily disappointed and angry that the majority of the board chose to ignore the very real concerns and wishes of their constituents in an apparent bid to further their own agendas,” said Nicole Lynch, a Centennial parent from Southampton Township.
“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.
“I want the results of the water tests to be made public. I want an investigation about how the material got into the field, and I want it remediated,” said Trumbauersville resident Wes Combs.
If the two-year limit is enacted, evictions are expected to skyrocket, resulting in an increase in homelessness.
Local MAGA millionaire Jim Worthington put it best when he told NOTUS last week, “Ninety percent of the time, he votes with the president. He didn’t this one time, but it didn’t affect the outcome.”
“It is deeply unethical for a sitting school board member to be hired by members of her own board to a position at the local tech school,” said Pennridge School District parent Laura Foster.
“It’s honest, pure, grassroots, bottom-up work representing the needs of Upper Bucks [communities] and people,” said Kim Barbaro.
