Arrests, ICE detention of Beaver County immigrants, spark protest; 2 observers charged

Advocates have expressed alarm about the arrests of at least 10 people Thursday evening in Ambridge in a roundup involving Ambridge police and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

In a statement released Friday, Casa San José — a Pittsburgh community center that advocates for Latinos — accused Ambridge police of collaborating with ICE in what they described as an hourslong raid targeting immigrant members of the Beaver County community.

Beaver County officials said ICE agents were present but were operating independently from local and county law enforcement involved in the roundup…

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