A group of Pennsylvania counties has billed the federal government more than $21 million in recent years to detain immigrants in their jails, a first-of-its-kind review by Spotlight PA has found.

While these agreements predate the second Trump administration by years or even decades, they are receiving new attention as the president executes a mass deportation campaign that relies heavily on local partners.

  • Tikiporch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Cambria, Clinton, Erie, Franklin, and Pike Counties. Most are in Pennsyltucky, except for Erie…but they did all vote for Trump in 2024.