Gov. Josh Shapiro vowed to block immigrant detention facilities in Berks and Schuylkill counties during a press conference after a private bipartisan meeting with local state representatives and commissioners.

At least 20 communities with large warehouses across the U.S. have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45-billion expansion of detention centers.

At least 20 U.S. communities with large warehouses have become stealth targets for ICE's $45-billion expansion of its detention center system. The centers have faced resistance in towns both red and blue.

The Trump administration is shifting into a new phase of deportation planning to expand and overhaul immigrant detention this year. Three sources familiar with the Trump administration’s plans to deport illegal immigrants said the recent hiring of thousands of ICE officers will lead to more arrests.

DHS confirms it will not move forward with a proposed detention center in Lebanon, Tennessee, following pushback from local leaders and residents.

Gov. Josh Shapiro insisted Thursday that he would use every tool at his disposal to stop the two planned ICE detention centers in Pennsylvania. “And I’m going to do everything in my legal power and my regulatory power to see to it that these facilities are not sited here in the Commonwealth of PA,

The mother “is now facing the consequences of making the decision to not follow that lawful order to report to ICE,” a spokesperson for the agency said.