ICE and allies hit Ambridge with ‘most intense’ roundup yet seen in Pittsburgh region

ICE agents swarmed the riverside town of Ambridge late Thursday evening, arresting 12 people in cooperation with local law enforcement.

The agents, a number of whom wore masks to hide their faces, were aided by the Ambridge Police Department, Beaver County Sheriff’s office and at least one Pennsylvania State Police officer in an operation that spanned several hours and criss-crossed the riverside town with a blossoming Latino community.

“This is the most intense thing we have ever seen” in immigration enforcement in the region, said Jaime Martinez, community defense organizer at Casa San José…

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