DEADLINE FOR THAT IS FRIDAY. BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT, CHRISTOPHER, THANK YOU. AND HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA, THERE ARE TWO PUBLICLY KNOWN PLANS TO BRING ICE DETENTION FACILITIES TO FORMER WAREHOUSES IN BERKS AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES NEAR THE LOUDOUN COUNTY LINE. GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO WAS ASKED ABOUT THOSE PLANS TODAY DURING A VISIT TO LACKAWANNA COUNTY. TAKE A LISTEN. WE WERE KEPT IN THE DARK. I DO NOT WANT THESE FACILITIES HERE. THEY DO NOT BELONG IN BERKS OR SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. THEY UNDERMINE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT WE’RE SEEING ACROSS THIS COMMONWEALTH. I THINK THEY COMPROMISE PEOPLE’S SAFETY. AND I THINK THERE ARE VERY, VERY SERIOUS QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CAN EVEN HANDLE THIS. WHILE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS EXTRAORDINARY POWER TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE THESE PLACES AGAINST THE WILL OF A LOCAL COMMUNITY AND AGAINST THE WILL OF THE STATE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE’VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD BEHIND TH
Pennsylvania plans for ICE detention facilities raises questions from Gov. Shapiro
Updated: 9:47 PM EST Feb 10, 2026
Gov. Josh Shapiro responded to inquiries about plans to convert former warehouses in Berks and Schuylkill counties into ICE detention facilities during his visit to Lackawanna County.Full statement from Gov. Shapiro below “We were kept in the dark. I do not want these facilities here. They do not belong in Berks or Schuylkill County. They undermine the economic growth that we’re seeing across this Commonwealth. I think they compromise people’s safety, and I think there are very, very serious questions as to whether our infrastructure can even handle this, while the federal government has extraordinary power to be able to locate these places against the will of a local community and against the will of the state. I can tell you that we’ve been working very hard behind the scenes to see what we can do to potentially stop this ” Shapiro said.ICE has confirmed the purchase of warehouses in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, as well as Tremont Township, Schuylkill County.
Gov. Josh Shapiro responded to inquiries about plans to convert former warehouses in Berks and Schuylkill counties into ICE detention facilities during his visit to Lackawanna County.
Full statement from Gov. Shapiro below
“We were kept in the dark. I do not want these facilities here. They do not belong in Berks or Schuylkill County. They undermine the economic growth that we’re seeing across this Commonwealth. I think they compromise people’s safety, and I think there are very, very serious questions as to whether our infrastructure can even handle this, while the federal government has extraordinary power to be able to locate these places against the will of a local community and against the will of the state. I can tell you that we’ve been working very hard behind the scenes to see what we can do to potentially stop this ” Shapiro said.
ICE has confirmed the purchase of warehouses in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, as well as Tremont Township, Schuylkill County.