News
Scant Details Available After ICE Arrest in Plumstead Township Park
It’s unclear if Bucks County Sheriff’s deputies were involved.
Melinda Rizzo
July 17, 2025
Racism
News
Urban League Declares a ‘State of Emergency’ for Civil Rights in the US Under the Trump Presidency
“For a long time, people saw white supremacist politics and white nationalism as on the fringe of American politics. It has now become the mainstream of the American right, whose central foundation is within the Republican Party,” said Marc Morial, president of the Urban League.
AP
July 17, 2025
News
US Army Veteran Arrested in Trump Administration ICE Raid Warns It Could Happen to Anyone
“It doesn’t matter if your skin is brown. It doesn’t matter if you’re white. It doesn’t matter if you’re a veteran or you serve this country. They don’t care. They’re just there to fill a quota,” said George Retes.
AP
July 16, 2025
News
How Citizenship Chaos Was Averted, for Now, by a Class Action Injunction Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
A New Hampshire federal district judge was able to avoid a recent Supreme Court limit on issuing nationwide injunctions by certifying the case as a class action lawsuit encompassing all children affected by the birthright order.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 11, 2025
News
How US Views of Immigration Have Changed Since Trump Took Office, According to Gallup Polling
The Trump administration’s mass deportation program and other immigration policies may be having unintended consequences.
AP
July 11, 2025
News
Here’s Where the ACLU’s Lawsuit Against Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran’s ‘Illegal’ ICE Partnership Currently Stands
The sheriff and his “America First” legal team recently suffered a legal setback.
Melinda Rizzo
July 9, 2025
News
A Bayard Rustin Archive Aims to Preserve His Legacy as a Queer Civil Rights Activist
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates the West Chester-born civil rights activist, a mentor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and key architect of the March on Washington.
AP
July 9, 2025
Opinion
Letters: I Love the Idea of America; What Is Civility When Defending Democracy?
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 5, 2025
News
20 States Sue After the Trump Administration Releases Private Medicaid Data to Deportation Officials
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the Trump administration’s data release violates federal health privacy protection laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
AP
July 1, 2025
Interview: Director Christian Swegal on His Debut Film on Far-right Extremism ‘Sovereign’
July 18, 2025
Swegal hopes his movie will be a conversation starter that challenges viewers to feel empathy.
Scant Details Available After ICE Arrest in Plumstead Township Park
July 17, 2025
It’s unclear if Bucks County Sheriff’s deputies were involved.
Urban League Declares a ‘State of Emergency’ for Civil Rights in the US Under the Trump Presidency
July 17, 2025
“For a long time, people saw white supremacist politics and white nationalism as on the fringe of American politics. It has now become the mainstream of the American right, whose central foundation is within the Republican Party,” said Marc Morial, president of the Urban League.
Trump’s DOJ Wants Voter Lists and Other Election Information from Pennsylvania, Other States
July 17, 2025
“The DOJ seems dead set on acquiring personal information on voters, including driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers and dates of birth — records that are highly protected under federal law and under state law and which state election officials are sworn to protect,” said David Becker, executive director of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research.
Democratic State Senators Propose Bill To Strengthen Reproductive Freedom in Pennsylvania
July 16, 2025
“In Pennsylvania, our current law puts regulations around abortion care in the criminal code, and that is absolutely unacceptable. Health care is not a crime,” said State Senator Amanda Cappelletti.
