ICE latest: What to know
- Widespread protests: Philly is among many U.S. cities to see major protests after federal immigration officials shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
- ‘STOP ICE’: Philly Council members want to enshrine “sanctuary” status and ban ICE masking.
- ICE cooperation: WHYY News explores what immigration agreements are in place in Philly, the suburbs, New Jersey and Delaware.
- Legal protections: Here’s what to know if you’re an immigrant living in Philly. Plus, advocacy groups share what to know if you are stopped by federal immigration agents.
Local, county and state elected officials gathered in Montgomery County on Tuesday to condemn what they described as a “brutal” and “cruel” raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that took place the day before in Lower Providence Township.
Dr. Jeanine Darby, a township supervisor, said she was at the site of the ICE raid Monday morning outside of a home at Ridge Pike and Lower Barry Avenue, where she saw more than 20 unmarked vehicles, some of which had Uber stickers, and masked ICE agents, as well as some people wearing Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives vests.
She said Lower Providence police were also on the scene “for public safety,” and were not involved in the raid…