RESEARCH
Information about the impact ICE and immigration detention facilities have
on families and our community.
The Human Impact
These reports detail conditions at two detention centers in Pennsylvania: Moshannon Valley Detention Center in Clearfield County for adults and Abraxas Academy Shelter and Detention Program in Morgantown, PA for youth.
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Children At Risk: A Regulatory Analysis of Abraxis Academy and the Case for an Emegency Removal Order (March, 2026)
The Environmental Impact
These are letters between the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) and DHS/ICE representative Ingalsbe. Thankfully, PA DEP is holding the line and keeping them accountable.
Spanish Resources
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Current Status of DACA - National Immigration Forum, Nov. 2025
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Current Status of DACA Explainer - National Immigration Forum
Scholarly Research
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ICE Arrests Across Trump's First and Second Terms: Variations in Targeting, Methods, and Geography - National Bureau of Economic Research, Feb. 2026
The Community Impact
The report examines the impact of 287(g) agreements in nearly two dozen states and finds that the Trump administration’s misuse of the 287(g) program has extended Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) reach into everyday policing. As a result, local officers are being used to carry out “show me your papers” immigration enforcement — often during routine traffic stops — eroding constitutional protections, undermining public safety, and diverting limited local resources away from core law enforcement responsibilities.
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Deputized for Disaster: How President Trump’s Supersized 287(g) Deportation Force is a Powder Keg for Law Enforcement, Our Communities, and Our Democracy By ACLU, Feb. 26, 2026
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Stopping Mass Deportation thru Sheriffs - By SafetyBound.org
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5% of People Detained by ICE have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions - By Cato Institute, analysis of ICE data up to Nov. 2025
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If You Build It, ICE Will Fill It: The Link Between Detention Capacity and ICE Arrests - Immigrant Legal Resource Center report, 2022
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Immigration Dragnet: New Era of 287(g) - Immigrant Legal Resource Center, July 2025
This policy brief reviews the recent history of 287(g) agreements and how they've proliferated, describes the three 287(g) agreement models, examines the case study of escilating 287(g) programs in Florida, delves into the programs' dangers and harms, and provides some recommendations for local communities that want to stop 287(g) agreements in their tracks.
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Hiding in Plain Sight - Prison Policy Initiative, Dec. 2025 - New ICE arrest data shows the power of state and local governments to curtail mass deportations
Using fresh data on ICE arrests through mid-October from the Deportation Data Project, we examine how jails continue to facilitate mass deportation, spotlighting important opportunities for resistance a the state and local levels.
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New ICE Arrest Data Shows the Power of State and Local Governments to Curtail Mass Deportations- Prison Policy Initiative, Dec. 2025
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Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) - Police Departments apply for CIT. See accolades by Disctric Attorney John Adams
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Sample Safe Zone Resolution - Education Association, May 2023, Sample Safe Zone resolution & Model Policy for school districts by National