“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.
It’s part of the Trump administration’s push to carry out mass deportations. Critics say the program is “dangerous,” it “terrorizes communities,” and “undermines public safety.”
To some extent, President Donald Trump looms over the races, as progressive incumbents — Philly DA Larry Krasner and Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey — have vowed to resist his conservative agenda.
The event was part of Khanna’s “Benefits Over Billionaires” tour making stops in Republican-held swing districts in lieu of their own representatives holding town halls, like Pennsylvania first Congressional district’s Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
The GOP budget bill could cause 8.6 million Americans to be uninsured by the end of the decade.
Spectators packed onto balconies, drag queens rode in convertibles waving to attendees, and rainbows in every form colored the landscape for New Hope’s Pride Parade.
“We can start building power right here in Doylestown, in our communities, in our school boards, in our city councils, in sheriff’s offices, in our judgeships and build back from the ground up,” said McMorrow.
The clinic’s IVF lab and offsite stored embryos were not damaged.
How the troops would be used may depend on whether they remain under state governors’ control. Under the Posse Comitatus Act, troops under federal orders cannot be used for domestic law enforcement, but units under state control can.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Stage United to bring these performances to the Borough,” said Caitlin Hernandez, director of Parks & Recreation in the Doylestown Borough.
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